On Strawsonian contexts
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Date
2005Source Title
Pragmatics and Cognition
Print ISSN
0929-0907
Electronic ISSN
1569-9943
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
363 - 382
Language
English
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Abstract
P.F. Strawson proposed in the early seventies a threefold distinction regarding how context bears on the meaning of 'what is said' when a sentence is uttered. The proposal was somewhat tentative and, being aware of this aspect, Strawson himself raised various questions to make it more adequate. In this paper, we review Strawson's scheme, note his concerns, and add some of our own. We also defend its essence and recommend it as an insightful entry point re the interplay of intended meaning and context.
Keywords
What is said'Context
Disambiguation
Illocutionary force
Indexical
Literary theory
Meaning
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