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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- 17 Entailment, Presupposition, Implicature
- 18 Speech Acts, Actions, and Events
- 19 Propositions, Predication, and Assertion
- 20 Events in Semantics
- 21 Semantics and Generative Grammar
- 22 Metasemantics: A Normative Perspective (and the Case of Mood)
- 23 The Normativity of Meaning and Content
- 24 The Semantics and Pragmatics of Value Judgments
- 25 Slurs: Semantic and Pragmatic Theories of Meaning
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- References
- Index
24 - The Semantics and Pragmatics of Value Judgments
from Part IV - Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- 17 Entailment, Presupposition, Implicature
- 18 Speech Acts, Actions, and Events
- 19 Propositions, Predication, and Assertion
- 20 Events in Semantics
- 21 Semantics and Generative Grammar
- 22 Metasemantics: A Normative Perspective (and the Case of Mood)
- 23 The Normativity of Meaning and Content
- 24 The Semantics and Pragmatics of Value Judgments
- 25 Slurs: Semantic and Pragmatic Theories of Meaning
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter surveys the contemporary debate in philosophy of language and linguistics about value judgments. Under this label we find different kinds of judgments such as Torture is unethical, Roller coasters are fun, or “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is a marvelous film.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language , pp. 434 - 449Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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