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Semantic category (meaning category): a) e.g. the difference between the expression for an activity and the expression for the intention of this activity - b) e.g. the difference between propositions and predicates._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Maxwell J. Cresswell on Semantic Categories - Dictionary of Arguments
II 69 Semantic Category/Meaning Category/Cresswell: 0 Example: category of propositions 1: Category of things 0/1: Category of the functions of things in the category 1 to things of category 0. These are the meanings of the unary predicates. II 95 Semantic Category/Cresswell: E.g. 0: Proposition - corresponding syntactic category: sentence. >Semantics, >Syntax, >Propositions, >Sentences. II 103 Semantic Category/Meaning category/Cresswell: an expression and its meaning may not be in the same category). >paradoxes, >Levels._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Cr I M. J. Cresswell Semantical Essays (Possible worlds and their rivals) Dordrecht Boston 1988 Cr II M. J. Cresswell Structured Meanings Cambridge Mass. 1984 |