The present paper has a double purpose. Firstly, it attempts to illustrate how ontology enters the realm of truth-conditional model theoretic semantics. To this effect I will use Nicholas Asher’s theory of predication and shall discuss some linguistic examples that are relevant for assessing this approach to predication. Secondly, the paper is intended to take into account the theory of predication so defined within the Minimalism/Contextualism debate. I shall conclude by arguing that we can envisage in such a theory a profitable position which shares characteristics form both Minimalism and Contextualism, that may be called Enriched Literalism.
Ontology-Based Semantics
Sandro Balletta
2017-01-01
Abstract
The present paper has a double purpose. Firstly, it attempts to illustrate how ontology enters the realm of truth-conditional model theoretic semantics. To this effect I will use Nicholas Asher’s theory of predication and shall discuss some linguistic examples that are relevant for assessing this approach to predication. Secondly, the paper is intended to take into account the theory of predication so defined within the Minimalism/Contextualism debate. I shall conclude by arguing that we can envisage in such a theory a profitable position which shares characteristics form both Minimalism and Contextualism, that may be called Enriched Literalism.
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