SEMANTICS WITH A-PROPOSITIONS: EXTENSION LIMITS
Anna Yurievna Moiseeva
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaev st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: semantic meaning, context factors, R-propositions and A-propositions, J. Perry
Abstract
In their articles on the distinction between semantics and pragmatics of natural language, O.A. Kozyreva and E.V. Borisov present polar opinions. There is also an intermediate position (it is defended, in particular, by J. Perry), according to which there are reasons to maintain the distinction between semantics and pragmatics, but the number and set of semantically significant context factors can be radically expanded by including factors such as language. Therefore, the concept of semantic meaning is also expanded; it is proposed to be defined as a set of propositions and propositional functions that express the conditions for the statement truth, depending on the context. The article presents arguments in favor of such a position.
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