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Which of the following is NOT one of the fields that continue to search for the meaning of meaning?
Which of the following is NOT one of the fields that continue to search for the meaning of meaning?
- Mathematicians
- Linguists
- Philosophers
- Historians (correct)
What is the referential approach to meaning?
What is the referential approach to meaning?
- Meaning is located in the sound waves of words and phrases
- Meaning is located in the connections between language and the world (correct)
- Meaning is located in the mind in how language connects to ideas and concepts
- Meaning is located in dictionary definitions
What is formal semantics?
What is formal semantics?
- A theory of meaning that adopts a structural account of meaning based on syntax (correct)
- A theory of meaning that focuses on the mind and how language connects to ideas and concepts
- A theory of meaning that focuses on dictionary definitions
- A theory of meaning that looks for meaning in sound waves
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