Semantic transparency, semantic opacity, states of affairs, mental states and speech acts
Year: 2002
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: There are two well-known views of linguistic communication: the code model and its counterpart, the hypothesis of the semantic transparency. If both of these views were correct, then there would be only one possible type of mishap in communication, that due to noise in the communication channel. However, none of these views is correct. I will sketch a quick history of pragmatics relative both to the code model and to the hypothesis of semantic transparency. As we will see, the most recent pragmatic theories have discarded them. This enables them to account for the whole range of communication mishaps, from mere misunderstandings to sophisticated deception strategies. Incidentally it also enables them to propose a solution to Moore's paradox.
Source: HAL
Author: Anne Reboul
Institution: Institut des Sciences Cognitives
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2247110168