β Scribed by Jacques Moeschler
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Language and Truth develops the theoretical framework of language, truth, and communication. This is vital reading for scholars, researchers and students
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 An example
2 Why should we discuss language and truth?
3 The cognitive pragmatics approach
4 How this book is organized
References
Part I Language, truth, and meaning
1 What is language?
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Language and languages
1.3 Language and communication
1.4 Language and cognition
1.5 Language and structure
1.6 Language and meaning
1.7 Verbal communication and meaning
1.8 A first provisional conclusion
References
2 What is truth?
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The concept of truth in logic
2.3 Propositions, thoughts, and truth
2.4 Temporality, modality, and aspectuality
2.5 Truth and language
2.6 Truth and meaning
2.7 Natural and non-natural meaning
2.8 Truth and belief
2.9 Truth and subjectivity
2.10 Truth and lying
2.11 Second provisory conclusion
References
3 Truth-conditional and non-truth-conditional meaning
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Usage of language and truth
3.3 Implicit meaning
3.4 Explicit meaning
3.5 Implicatures
3.6 Presuppositions
3.7 Speaker meaning
3.8 Third provisional conclusion
References
Part II Discourse, propagation of information, and complexity of meaning
4 Truth and political discourses
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Can we trust politiciansβ words?
4.3 Political discourses and emotion
4.4 Political discourses and commentaries
4.5 Exegesis, decoding, and decipherment
4.6 Discourse audibility and inaudibility
4.7 Kahnemanβs dual cognitive systems
4.8 Information and fake news
4.9 Political discourse and commitment
4.10 Fourth provisional conclusion
References
5 Truth and information propagation
5.1 Truth and scientific discourse
5.2 Truth and source of information
5.3 Truth and reliability of the source
5.4 Truth and distance from the source
5.5 Truth and lying
5.6 Truth and bullshitting
5.7 Why does false information go viral?
5.8 Fifth provisional conclusion
References
6 A pragmatic explanation to meaning complexity
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Literality and explicature
6.3 Non-literality and implicature
6.4 Where does meaning reside?
6.5 Layers of meaning
6.6 Why does meaning matter?
6.7 Sense and nonsense: the case of humour
6.8 Humour and politics
6.9 Sixth provisional conclusion
References
7 Truth, expertise, and the dissemination of science
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Outreach
7.3 Expertise, fundamental science, and applied science
7.4 Who knows what?
7.5 Who says what to whom?
7.6 Language and responsibility
7.7 Language and commitment
7.8 Seventh provisional conclusion
References
General conclusion
Glossary
Subject Index
Name Index
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