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  • Pietroski, Paul M. (2015): Framing Event Variables. In: ERKENNTNIS 80, S. 31-60

    Abstract: I find myself writing two papers that are due around the same time. This one develops an objection, based on Davidson’s (1967a) analysis of action reports, to truth-theoretic accounts of linguistic meaning. The other one is about the relevance of Liar Paradoxes for such accounts; see Pietroski (forthcoming). In both papers, the first numbered sentence is (1). (1) The first numbered sentence in “Framing Event Variables ” is false. But here, (1) is simply a reminder of a familiar difficulty for the idea that declarative sentences of a Human Language have truth conditions; where for these purposes, a Human Language is a spoken or signed language that any biologically normal child can acquire given an ordinary course of linguistic experience. In my view, (2) and (3) present further difficulties for this idea. (2) Alvin chased Theodore gleefully and athletically but not skillfully. (3) Theodore chased Alvin gleelessly and unathletically but skillfully. Following Davidson and others, I think action reports have “eventish ” logical forms like (2a-3a).

    Keywords: Ereigniserkennung, frame semantics, Linguistik, Reihenfolge von Wörtern im Satz, Sprachgebrauch, Sprachverstehen, Truth-theory of linguistic meaning
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