essay "The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics"
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"The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics" is a philosophical essay by Willard Van Orman Quine that critically examines how meaning is treated in linguistic theory and challenges traditional notions of semantic analysis.
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| essay "The Problem of Meaning in Linguistics" canonical | 1 |
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academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
problems of defining meaning
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relationship between semantics and syntax ⓘ status of meaning in linguistic explanation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge traditional semantic assumptions
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clarify the role of meaning in linguistic science ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century philosophy of language
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analytic philosophy ⓘ
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American analytic philosophy
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| author |
Willard Van Orman Quine
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surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ |
| concerns |
how linguists use the concept of meaning
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methodology of semantic analysis ⓘ theoretical commitments of semantic theories ⓘ |
| critiques |
notion of meaning as an abstract entity
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reification of meanings in linguistic theory ⓘ traditional notions of synonymy ⓘ traditional semantic analysis ⓘ |
| discipline | philosophy of linguistics ⓘ |
| discusses |
criteria for sameness of meaning
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problems with defining meaning via translation ⓘ semantic notions such as synonymy and analyticity ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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linguistics ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-metaphysical approach to meaning
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naturalistic approach to language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
behaviorism in philosophy of language
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logical empiricism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
linguistic theory
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meaning in linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
critique of intensional notions of meaning
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emphasis on observable linguistic behavior ⓘ skepticism about meanings as entities ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
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surface form:
Two Dogmas of Empiricism
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