The Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication (
2010)
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Abstract
This paper motivates two bases for ascribing
propositional semantic knowledge (or something knowledgelike):
first, because it’s necessary to rationalize linguistic action;
and, second, because it’s part of an empirical theory that
would explain various aspects of linguistic behavior. The semantic
knowledge ascribed on these two bases seems to differ in content,
epistemic status, and cognitive role. This raises the question:
how are they related, if at all? The bulk of the paper addresses
this question. It distinguishes a variety of answers and their varying
philosophical and empirical commitments.