Pritchard, TD;
(2017)
Knowing the meaning of a word: shared psychological states and the determination of extensions.
Mind & Language
, 32
(1)
pp. 101-121.
10.1111/mila.12134.
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Abstract
What is it to know the meaning of a word? The traditional view is that it involves the possession of a concept that determines the extension of a word, with the concept corresponding to a single psychological state. Millikan criticizes this view, denying not only that concepts determine extensions but also that sharing a concept means sharing a psychological state. The purpose of this paper is to defend a modified version of the traditional view. I argue that Millikan's claims do not translate directly into a thesis about word meaning. Her arguments relate to an extra-linguistic approach to extension, which we can distinguish from a linguistically oriented notion of extension.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Knowing the meaning of a word: shared psychological states and the determination of extensions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/mila.12134 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12134 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Linguistics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1531701 |
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