"1974b" - 1 õppematerjal

Keelefilosoofia raamat

of semantic denotation (for names or for predicates). Further reading · Other than Lycan (1984), the best general introduction to the Davidsonian program is Harman (1972). That paper and many other good ones in and about truth-theoretic semantics are reprinted in Davidson and Harman (1975); see also the anthologies Evans and McDowell (1976) and Platts (1980). Platts (1979) is a good critical discussion of the Davidsonian program. · Harman (1974b, 1982) broke with Davidson to found "Conceptual Role" semantics. For a survey of the ensuing literature, see Lycan (1984: ch. 10). · Davidson (1986) is an important criticism of Davidson's own posi- tion, based on the phenomenon of malapropism. · An important spinoff from and competitor of truth-theoretic seman- tics is "Game-Theoretic" semantics, developed by Jaakko Hintikka (1976, 1979). I am unsure how far Hintikka's program competes with