Teleosemantics and Metasemantics

Abstract What do you get if you cross the hypothesis that words are tools with the standard theory of how tools get their function determined? The Kripkean theory of reference. This note contextualizes this simple result as a bridge between teleosemantics and metasemantics.

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2026-03-21
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https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anag020
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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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Teleosemantics and Metasemantics

Steven Diggin
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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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Teleosemantics and Metasemantics

Steven Diggin
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Abstract

Abstract What do you get if you cross the hypothesis that words are tools with the standard theory of how tools get their function determined? The Kripkean theory of reference. This note contextualizes this simple result as a bridge between teleosemantics and metasemantics.

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University of Inland Norway (NO)
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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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