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
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Philosophy
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2023 10:30
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2023 10:46
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90881
DOI: 10.1515/9783110362480.27

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