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Sessão 9 'I Take Back What I Said': A Probe into the Alleged Uniformity of Retraction Diogo Santos 28 de Março de 2024 Abstract: The semantic debate on evaluatives competing semantic theories are tested according to whether their predictions comply with agent-usage of evaluative talk. One of the linguistic phenomena where the accuracy of those predictions has repeatedly been tested is retraction. The Uniformity Claim (UC) is typically assumed by theorists: Retractions of evaluative assertions should be accounted for uniformly (across the different areas of evaluative discourse). Endorsing UC implies that semantic theories have better prospects if they accurately account for how agents tend to retract evaluative assertions regardless the area of discourse or conversational context. In this paper I start by making a case for retraction not behaving uniformly via the comparison of retraction of assertions on matters of personal taste and on matters of morality. I explore three features that show that retractions display different important features depending on the area of discourse where the retraction occurs. This undermines UC. I conclude by extracting some lessons as to what this implies to the larger debate on how to best account for evaluative discourse. Calendário |
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Sessão 8 A distinção entre a falsidade e a mentira em Agostinho de Hipona Marisa Brogueira 14 de Março de 2024 |
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