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Expression: phrase, word, formula, or part of a formula. Below the level of sentences, therefore not true or false._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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St. Schiffer on Expressions - Dictionary of Arguments
I 215f Expression potential/Schiffer: (in a community): what can be expressed with a (whole, complete) sentence makes compositional semantics superfluous. >Compositionality, >Sentence meaning, >Word meaning, >Frege principle, >Language community. I 216 This also applies to verbs for propositional attitudes. ((s) E.g. "believes..", "imagines..") >Verbs, >Propositional attitudes._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Schi I St. Schiffer Remnants of Meaning Cambridge 1987 |