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Quote: it is only in the context of a sentence that a word has meaning

topics > all references > references c-d > QuoteRef: dummM_1967 , p. 228



Topic:
sentences, propositions, and truth
Topic:
natural language as action or problem solving
Topic:
language and life as a game
Topic:
abstraction as part of language

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The above principle is closely connected to the … a word has meaning." … Frege was aiming at what Wittgenstein expressed by … do we succeed in "making a move in … If we do not observe this principle, Frege … … What we ought to be doing instead is …   Google-1   Google-2

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Additional Titles

Quote: by uttering a sentence we make a move in the language game; a linguistic act
Quote: meaning characterizes the truth conditions of the most general form of a sentence for a word

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Topic: sentences, propositions, and truth (23 items)
Topic: natural language as action or problem solving (29 items)
Topic: language and life as a game (30 items)
Topic: abstraction as part of language (18 items)

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