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!Conceptual Role Semantics
CRS: The functional role of an expression determines its meaning.
* "Meaning is use."
!!Functional role = ?
* Global inferential role: Ann kisses Betty ⇒ Ann likes Betty, Ann touched Betty
* Analytic inferential role: Ann is a mother ⇒ Ann has children
* Logical inferential role: Ann is a mother ⇒ Something is a mother
Josep Macia 2005
Result from Boolos shows that 1st order logical inferential role not sufficient for fixing the meaning of 1st order quantifiers and logical connectives; imposes no constraints on the interpretation of predicate expressions.
wide version of CRS immune to objection.
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