Abstract
Language and states of mind are both considered to 'represent' because they can be about things other than themselves. A theory of representation should explain how representation in language and mind is possible, and it should explain how linguistic objects and mental states have the particular meanings that they have. This article examines mind-based and language-based theories. The former construe mental representation as basic and analyze linguistic representation in terms of it. The latter construe linguistic representation as basic and mental representation as derivative.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics |
| Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
| Pages | 553-556 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080448541 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Keywords
- Conceptual role semantics
- Frege's problem
- Information-based semantic theories
- Intentionality
- Misrepresentation
- Naturalistic constraint
- Norms-based semantic theories
- Propositional attitudes
- Semantic holism
- Teleological semantic theories
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