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Denotation: Understanding the Literal Meaning of Words
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, its direct and literal…
Demonstratives: Pointing Out Nouns in Language
Demonstratives are words like 'this,' 'that,' 'these,' and 'those' that specify particular…
Definite Descriptions: Identifying Uniqueness in Language
A definite description is a linguistic phrase that uniquely identifies a specific…
Definiens: Understanding the Components of a Definition
The definiens refers to the words or phrases used to explain the…
De Dicto vs. De Re: Understanding Linguistic Reference
De dicto refers to how a statement attributes a property to a…
Copula in Logic and Linguistics
The copula, often the verb 'to be', connects the subject and predicate…
Contextualism in Philosophy
Contextualism posits that the meaning and truth of an assertion depend heavily…
Compositionality in Semantics
Compositionality states that the meaning of a complex expression arises from the…
Branching Quantifiers in Formal Logic
Branching quantifiers express complex dependencies between quantified variables, going beyond linear quantification.…