Sense
What is Sense?
A mental representation of the meaning or concept of an expression.
Can an expression have variable reference?
Yes.
Does knowing the sense of an expression guarantee that you will be invariably able to pick out its referents?
No, it does not. Because we are not experts in all subjects.
Garfield is an example of...
A referent of the expression "cat"
True or false: Sense represents the idea that a word conveys.
True
The notion of Reference relates to...
A mental representation of the outside world.
In order to know the referents of some expression, it is necessary to...
Know its sense.
Almost/nearly
Likely/probable
Are examples of...
Sameness of meaning
Are "synonyms" and "antonyms" examples of sense?
Yes, because words with similar meanings share a sense.
Identify the referent: "My friend Sarah is an amazing chef"
Sarah, because it is referencing a specific person.
We should consider reference and sense as...
Components of linguistic meaning.
Do they have the same meaning?
"I almost/nearly fell over"
Same meaning
Do the senses of expressions have to be packed into the same mental representations?
No, because the sense of some expressions is not inextricable linked.
The collection of all the referents of an expression is...
Its reference.
"The red car over there" is an example of?
Reference
Do we know the referents of the word "diamond"?
No.
The notion of sense underlies on...
Intuition.
What is Reference?
The particular entities in the world to which some expressions refer to.
"The morning star" and "The evening star" have the same sense?
No, they have two different senses.
Does this sentences mean the same thing?
"Bachelors prefer redheads"
"Girls with red hair are preferred by unmarried men"
Yes, they do.