PHL145H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paul Grice, Implicature
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Functions/role of justification and explanation don"t have to be played by language, generally are. Suggests that answers to q2 and q3 will be largely linguistic in character. Represent arguments using linguistic entities (set of premises and conclusion) Good arguments are one whose premises bear special relationship to conclusion (e. g. guarantee conclusion or very probable) Language l system of rules ( conventions ) telling us when certain linguistic strings are part of l (syntax of l) Syntax: arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in language set of rules that tells us when its used in language, requires an object. Semantics (of l): concerned with meaning tells us interpretations. Transitive verbs require a subject and object: syntactic rules. Linguistic act is a meaningful utterance in a language. Speakers use linguistic acts to make meaningful utterances in order to accomplish specific goals. A: use language to narrate fiction, not only convey info, consoling someone etc.
