I like how there is a list of utterances that have meaning
that are considered based upon what is implied instead of what is potentially said
(or its meaning being determined by logic). This is good because it fills in
the gaps that a lot of theories fail to comprehend such as cases of metaphors,
irony, and sarcasm.
I would disagree with Grice’s statement of truth sentences. He
disagreed with the notion of a sentence such as “the policemen’s statement was
true” (Grice, 55) can be considered true, as compared to sentences which have more
obvious truth values such as the sky is blue since we cannot ascertain the
truth of the unknown variable (being the policeman). As long as the person
stating the sentence is reliable in their truth sentences I would be inclined
to believe the sentences they claim are true (such as believing what a teacher
says about a concept despite not having any innate beliefs about the concept
but I trust my teacher to give me correct information).
A question I have is since stress in certain circumstances can
help to produce meaning, does that mean that other linguistic features can also
help to produce meaning such as aspiration, pauses, and pitch?
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