Linguistics

Indefinite Descriptions

An indefinite description refers to any member of a class, not a specific individual. It's used when the identity of…

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Imperative Sentences: Commands, Requests, and Instructions

Imperative sentences are linguistic expressions or logical forms used to issue commands, make requests, or give instructions. They are crucial…

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Higher-Order Vagueness

Higher-order vagueness concerns the application of vagueness itself, especially with predicates that are borderline cases of borderline cases. It explores…

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Heterological: Understanding Self-Referential Paradoxes

Explore heterological, an adjective describing terms that do not apply to themselves. Discover its implications in language, logic, and the…

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Grelling Paradox

The Grelling paradox explores self-reference in language. It questions whether the word 'heterological' (not describing itself) applies to itself, leading…

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Truth-Value Glut

A truth-value glut arises in formal semantics when a theory assigns multiple truth values to a single sentence, often due…

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Generalized Quantifiers: Beyond ‘All’ and ‘Some’

Generalized quantifiers extend logical and linguistic expression beyond basic 'all' or 'some'. They enable nuanced statements about quantities like 'most',…

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Geach-Kaplan Sentence

A sentence type probing philosophy of language and logic. It highlights issues of context-dependence, referential opacity, and the boundaries of…

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Game-Theoretic Semantics

Game-theoretic semantics interprets linguistic meaning via games between verifier and falsifier. It focuses on the interactive process used to establish…

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Frame Semantics

Frame semantics is a linguistic theory using conceptual 'frames' to understand how language conveys meaning by representing stereotypical situations and…

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