Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language is a foundational 1969 book by philosopher John Searle that systematically develops the theory of speech acts and their role in meaning, communication, and linguistic rules.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12128160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language Context triple: [John Searle, notableWork, Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language]
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How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
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On Sense and Reference
On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
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Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse
"Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse" is a philosophical work by Rush Rhees that explores Ludwig Wittgenstein’s views on language, meaning, and the conditions that make genuine discourse possible.
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The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language Target entity description: Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language is a foundational 1969 book by philosopher John Searle that systematically develops the theory of speech acts and their role in meaning, communication, and linguistic rules.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
-
C.
On Sense and Reference
On Sense and Reference is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that distinguishes between the sense (meaning) and reference (denotation) of linguistic expressions, profoundly influencing analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
-
D.
Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse
"Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse" is a philosophical work by Rush Rhees that explores Ludwig Wittgenstein’s views on language, meaning, and the conditions that make genuine discourse possible.
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E.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
- F. None of above. chosen
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