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Quote: only in the stream of thought and life do words have meaning; we verbalize the meaning after the fact
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meaning by use
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meaning by language as a whole
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I think of a quite short phrase, consisting … only, so to speak, an optical illusion if … says it.") (Only in the stream of thought … [para. 174] What contains the illusion is not this: "Now I've understood"--followed … [p. 175] Doesn't the theme point to anything outside itself? Yes, it … surroundings--e.g. with our language and its intonations; and … [para. 178] The peculiar experience of meaning is characterized … as if we were explaining the meaning of … [para. 181] But isn't it true, then, that the … the rest of the use of the word. … [para. 182] "When I uttered the word just now, … to me." Why should that not be mere … Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: a word makes an impression which is connected with things in its surroundings and hence with all our language-games
Topic: meaning by use (58 items)
Topic: meaning by language as a whole (26 items)