Nonnegotiable Meanings

null, Una Stojnic (Columbia University)

The Analytic Philosophy Department, University of Warsaw invites you to an online talk by Una Stojnić (Princeton University) entitled "Nonnegotiable Meanings". The talk will be on Monday, MARCH 7, 15.00 CET, and is part of the deparment's regular seminar. Below you can find both the abstract of the talk and the Zoom link to the meeting. All welcome!

ABSTRACT:

"Nonnegotiable Meanings"
We often use language creatively, introducing new expressions on the fly. That we can successfully communicate with novel expressions, the meaning of which was established on the fly, without antecedent semantic knowledge, has led many towards dynamic meaning hypothesis: the idea that meaning is dynamics in that we can actively renegotiate extant linguistic conventions to better suite our communicative, practical, and normative concerns. We argue that this is a mistake: meanings are non-negotiable, and meta-linguistic negotiation can neither change word meaning nor secure a mutually shared content presupposed in communication.

ZOOM LINK:

Topic: APD seminar

Time: Mar 7, 2022 02:30 PM Warsaw

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97056989319?pwd=dUdjWFkvWUU3eFo0RVJzT1FqOTNHZz09

Meeting ID: 970 5698 9319

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