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| Indirect speech: Statements attributed to speakers by other speakers on an occasion that does not coincide temporally with the utterance situation. Sentences in indirect speech are grammatically altered, so it becomes clear that it is not the original utterance itself._____________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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J.A. Foster on Indirect Speech - Dictionary of Arguments
I 22 Indirect speech/paratactic analysis/Davidson: "The earth moves, Galileo said this." (makes "this" from "that"). FosterVsDavidson: paratactic analysis is not suitable for a meanting theory: a translator would have to swing the reference to his own statement - which provides a translation theory, but no meaning theory. >Paratactic analysis. _____________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. |
Foster I John A. Foster "Meaning and Truth Theory" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28