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This pragmatic perspective distinguishes between semantic truth-conditions—the literal meaning of words—and pragmatic implications, which are context-dependent and often unspoken. Grice’s work reinforced the idea that understanding language involves grasping these implied meanings, which are often independent of, or even at odds with, the literal semantics of utterances.
Contemporary Debates and Future Directions
The subsequent landscape in philosophy of language has become increasingly diverse, intertwining logical theories with pragmatic and contextual analyses. Many contemporary philosophers examine how language functions across different contexts, how meaning is constructed socially, and how logical structures relate to actual linguistic use.