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What kind of words doesn't refer to tangible things?
Abstract words( like love or justice)
According to the Referential Theory of Meaning we can divide words for 4 labels. List of them
Objects people events and concepts
Who raised those four objections against the referential theory of meaning for singular terms?
Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege.
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Referential Theory of Meaning
What is Meaning?
The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents
More valuable and important object in any language.
Message
What is considered as a label that's attached to the object, people, events and so on?
Word
What are the limitations and challenges of the Referential Theory of Meaning?
Neglecting aspects of meaning beyond word-referent relationships, assuming fixed meanings for words, and difficulty with subjective or abstract referents.
List six main theories of meaning
The referential or denotational theory
-The ideational or mentalistic theory
-The behaviourist theory
-The meaning-is-use theory
-The verificationist theory
-The truth-conditional theory
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How does the theory account for abstract words that do not refer to tangible things?
The theory suggests that abstract words still refer to something, such as complex emotions or experiences.
What four objections did you remember from the presentation?
Objection 1: Referent to Nonexistent
Objection 2: Negative Existentials
Objection 3: Identity
Objection 4: Substitutivity
What is referential theory of meaning in linguistics?
The meaning of an expression is what it refers to or denotes. This theory of meaning emphasizes the relationship between language and objects
What is referential theory of meaning is about?
About tracing those threads from words to the things they refer to in the world
How does the theory explain words that refer to non-existent entities?
Some propose linguistic conventions or empty meaning as possible explanations.
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