disquotation
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:According to the disquotation theory, the sentence 'Snow is white' is equivalent to saying 'snow is in fact white', without the need for quotation marks.
Definition:A theory in linguistics and semantics about how we can refer to the world directly through assertions without having to rely on means like quotation marks.
From disquotation theory
Example:In semantic disquotation, the statement 'H2O is a chemical compound' is treated as an assertion that H2O is indeed a chemical compound, not as a claim about what the expression 'H2O' means.
Definition:The process of interpreting a statement as referring to reality rather than as a mere linguistic expression.
From semantic disquotation
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