Metasemantics: New Essays on the Foundations of Meaning

Metasemantics Presents New Work On The Philosophical Foundations Of Linguistic Semantics. Experts In The Philosophy Of Language, Metaphysics, And The Theory Of Content Provide New Perspectives On Old Problems About Linguistic Meaning, Pose Questions That Suggest Novel Research Projects, And Sharpen Our Understanding Of Linguistic Representation. Introduction: A Plea For The Metaphysics Of Meaning / Alexis Burgess And Brett Sherman -- Semantics And Metasemantics In The Context Of Generative Grammar / Seth Yalcin -- Metasemantics And Metaphysical Indeterminacy / Michael Caie -- The Metasemantics Of Contextual Sensitivity / Jeffrey C. King -- Semantic Hermeneutics / Alejandro Pérez Carballo -- Troubles For Content I / Mark Greenberg -- Troubles For Content Ii: Explaining Grounding / Mark Greenberg -- Deflationism In Semantics And Metaphysics / Amie L. Thomasson -- Discourse Content / Samuel Cumming -- Do We Need Dynamic Semantics? / Karen S. Lewis -- Explanation And Partiality In Semantic Theory / Michael Glanzberg -- Replacing Truth? / Matti Eklund -- Prepragmatics: Widening The Semantics/pragmatics Boundary / Isidora Stojanovic -- Semantics And Context-dependence: Towards A Strawsonian Account / Richard G. Heck Jr. Edited By Alexis Burgess And Brett Sherman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.