- Tytuł:
- Review of Paweł Grabarczyk’s "Directival Theory of Meaning: From Syntax and Pragmatics to Narrow Linguistic Content"
- Autorzy:
- Jamrozik, Antonina
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1797175.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2021
- Wydawca:
- Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne
- Tematy:
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directival theory of meaning
inferentialism
holism
molecularism
compositionality - Opis:
- This paper is a review of Paweł Grabarczyk’s latest book, Directival Theory of Meaning: From Syntax and Pragmatics to Narrow Linguistic Content. I focus mostly on two concepts constitutive for the directival theory of meaning—that of linguistic trial and that of meaning directive. These two concepts, while ingeniously developed by Grabarczyk, are not free of problems and somewhat controversial assumptions. I start with describing the basis of Grabarczyk’s proposal, as well as of the historical background from which it originated. Then, I move on to the analysis of the notion of linguistic trial. After that I focus on the concept of meaning directive, criticising certain assumptions that come with it. The conclusion is that while Grabarczyk’s version of the directival theory of meaning is an interesting proposal, most of its shortcomings stem from the fact that for a theory that is supposed to work well on natural languages, too many examples pertain to artificial languages. Until an analysis of a natural language in the style of the directival theory of meaning is conducted, it is not possible to properly judge the value of this theory.
- Źródło:
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Studia Semiotyczne; 2021, 35, 1; 107-118
0137-6608 - Pojawia się w:
- Studia Semiotyczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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