A Review and Investigation on Cappelen and Lepore's Semantic Minimalism using Persian Language Data

Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Mohammadreza Pahlavannezhad

Associate Professor in Linguistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2024.88117.1247

Abstract

The present study reviewed Herman Cappelen and Ernest Lepore’s theory of Semantic Minimalism. This theory was proposed as a universal semantic theory in linguistics in 2005. In this article, the Semantic Minimalism theory was examined in Persian language and on the data of this language. By examining the criticisms raised by some experts, it can be seen that considering the nature of the theory that follows logical and mathematical languages, it is inefficient and unacceptable in the analysis of meaning in languages that are natural. In this article, the opinions of different experts regarding the Semantic Minimalism theory of Cappelen and Lepore were reviewed. Moreover, this study evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the viewpoints of experts in this field of study. There are important objections to this theory. Some of the objections context displacement, incompleteness, and unchangeability of truth conditions.

Keywords

• Semantic Minimalism
• Cappelen and Lepore
• Pluralism of Speech Act
• Truth Conditions
• Proposition

Main Subjects

• Pragmatics

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