KAPLANIAN THEORY OF COMMUNICATION
Evgeny Vasilyevich Borisov
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaev st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: indexicals, semantics, pragmatics, meaning, reference, context, communication, D. Kaplan
Abstract
In the paper under discussion, O.A. Kozyreva claims that D. Kaplan’s semantics of indexicals needs a modification because it cannot explain some controversial cases of communication. She also argues that the needed modification of Kaplan’s semantics entails a revision of the distinction between semantics and pragmatics. The author objects to the first claim, which also calls into question the second one. His objection is that Kaplan’s semantics supplemented by some pragmatic ideas successfully explains “controversial” cases of communication.
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