Meanings as Species

by Mark Richard and Mark Richard

Book Overview

Mark Richard presents an original picture of meaning according to which a word's meaning is analogous to the biological lineages we call species. His primary thesis is that a word's meaning - in the sense of what one needs to track in order to be a competent speaker - is the collection of assumptions its users make in using it and expect their hearers to recognize as being made. Meaning is something that is spread across a population, inherited by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192848372
• ISBN13: 9780192848376
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"