The Structure of Content is Not Transparent

Topoi 39 (2):425-437 (2020)
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Sentences in context have semantic contents determined by a range of factors both internal and external to speakers. I argue against the thesis that semantic content is transparent to speakers in the sense of being immediately accessible to speakers in virtue of their linguistic competence.

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10.1007/s11245-017-9520-6

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