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Publication details [#4347]

Harman, Gilbert H. 1968. Three levels of meaning. The Journal of Philosophy 65 : 590–602.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
human communication | institutional context | language and thought | meaning | ritual | speech act

Annotation

H. distinguishes three levels of meaning corresponding to the use of language (i) in thinking, (ii) in communication, and (iii) in certain institutions, rituals or practices of a group of speakers. He situates the study of speech acts at the third level.

Reprints

Steinberg, Danny D. and Leon A. Jakobovits. 1971. In Steinberg, Danny D. and Leon A. Jakobovits, eds. Semantics: An interdisciplinary reader in philosophy, linguistics and psychology. Cambridge University Press. pp. 66–75.