Truth: Primary Bearers

S. Goldberg

doi:10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/01236-0

Truth: Primary Bearers

S. Goldberg^*

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Abstract

The main candidates for being the primary bearers of truth are propositions, sentences, and statements. Here the nature and significance of the debate regarding the primary bearers of truth is characterized, and the virtues and drawbacks of leading candidate positions are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd
Pages	124-127
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9780080448541
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/01236-0
State	Published - 2006

Keywords

Context
Proposition
Sentence token
Sentence type
Statement
Truth-value

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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