Representations without Representa: Content and Illusion in Linguistic Theory

Collins, John (2014) Representations without Representa: Content and Illusion in Linguistic Theory. In: Semantics and Beyond: Philosophical and Linguistic Inquiries. De Gruyter, pp. 27-64. ISBN 9783110354386

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Abstract

Contemporary linguistic theory seeks to explain linguistic phenomena by way of the attribution of representations to speakers/hearers. A general philosophi-cal problem here arises concerning the apparent intentionality of representational states. A specific instance of this concern is how to understand the representation of a linguistic item when such an item does not exist independently of the representa-tion itself. The paper proposes a resolution of this quandary by way of reviving a method of hyphenation originally due to Goodman, which will be finessed and de-fended against a range of likely objections.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Philosophy
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2023 10:30
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 08:23
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90881
DOI:	10.1515/9783110362480.27

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