LINGUISTIC MEANING MEETS LINGUISTIC FORM IN ACTION
Nara Miranda de Figueiredo, Elena Clare Cuffari
Manuscrito March 22, 2022 DOI: 10.1590/0100-6045.2022.v45n1.ne (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Sign-based semantics Enactivism Language Cognitive archeology |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key points | Proposes that sign-based semantics can avoid relying on mental content by adopting an enactivist perspective that incorporates meaningful material engagement from cognitive archaeology. |
Abstract
Abstract In this paper we suggest that Duffley’s sign-based semantics rests on two main claims: a methodological one and an ontological one. The methodological one is the analysis of corpora and the ontological one is the postulate of mental content. By adopting a linguistic enactivist perspective with a Wittgensteinian twist, we endorse Duffley’s methodological claim and suggest that a sign-based semantics doesn’t have to rely on mental content if it takes into account the conception of meaningful material engagement in cognitive archeology and its development into sign-using as an enactive capacity.