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    The complexity of context: guest editors' introduction
    (2003) Akman, V.; Bazzanella, C.
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    On Strawsonian contexts
    (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2005) Akman, V.
    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.
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    Relational priming: obligational nitpicking
    (Cambridge University Press, 2008) Akman, V.
    According to the target article authors, initial experience with a circumstance primes a relation that can subsequently be applied to a different circumstance to draw an analogy. While I broadly agree with their claim about the role of relational priming in early analogical reasoning, I put forward a few concerns that may be worthy of further reflection.