Robert C. Stalnaker: Assertion
Robert C. Stalnaker: Assertion
Robert C. Stalnaker: Assertion
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1. form<br />
<strong>Robert</strong> C. <strong>Stalnaker</strong>: <strong>Assertion</strong> 22<br />
How does an assertion<br />
change the context?<br />
• the fact that a speaker is speaking...<br />
• ...in a certain physical surrounding<br />
2. content<br />
• an assertion reduces the context set<br />
(all possible situations incompatible with what is said are<br />
eliminated)