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Conference Proceeding

Against a Theory of Meaning

Author: Dennis Patterson (Rutgers-Camden)

  • Against a Theory of Meaning

    Conference Proceeding

    Against a Theory of Meaning

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Abstract

Not only does linguistics fail to illuminate the meaning of legal texts, the approach to meaning taken by its practitioners is, philosophically speaking, nonsensical.' In the brief space of this article, I want to suggest why linguistics is a red herring on the trail to the meaning of legal texts.

Keywords: Linguistics

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Published on
1995-01-01