Tag: philosophy of language

Whole Presupposed Proposition

A whole presupposed proposition refers to the entirety of what is assumed…

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Utterance Act

An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the…

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Referent

A referent is the actual thing, person, or idea in the real…

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Propositional Content Condition

The Propositional Content Condition asserts that for a statement to be meaningful,…

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Propositional Act

A propositional act refers to the assertion or denial of a proposition.…

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Presupposition in Linguistics and Philosophy

A presupposition is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief…

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Illocutionary Conditional

An illocutionary conditional is a complex speech act where the performance of…

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Illocutionary Act: Understanding the Force of Utterances

An illocutionary act is the speaker's intention or purpose in making an…

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Identity of Illocutionary Forces

Understanding the 'Identity of Illocutionary Forces' means recognizing that the same linguistic…

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Defective Illocutionary Act

A defective illocutionary act occurs when the intended force of an utterance…

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