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Theories of Meaning

Theories of Meaning. Referential Theory of Meaning Use Theory of Meaning Speech-act Theory of Meaning Hermeneutic Theory of Meaning Post-Modern Theory of Meaning. Theories of Meaning (Contd.). Freudian Theory of Meaning Emotive Theory of Meaning Spota Theory of Meaning

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Theories of Meaning

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  1. Theories of Meaning • Referential Theory of Meaning • Use Theory of Meaning • Speech-act Theory of Meaning • Hermeneutic Theory of Meaning • Post-Modern Theory of Meaning

  2. Theories of Meaning (Contd.) • Freudian Theory of Meaning • Emotive Theory of Meaning • Spota Theory of Meaning • Literal vrs Metaphoric Meaning

  3. Referential Theory • We mean what we say. • Word designates objects. • Facts are relation between objects. • Sentences capture the relations of objects • A true statement corresponds to facts.

  4. Use Theory • Meaning of a word lies in its Use • Conventions and traditions play an important role (e.g. pankaja, akalmand) • Not every word stands for objects. • World of fiction, ethics, dance, music, aesthetics etc. do not have referents.

  5. Speech-Act Theory • Speaking is a performance • In speaking we do certain things, e.g., promise, request, question, assertion etc. • Locutions, Illocutions and Perlocutions

  6. Hermeneutic Theory • Meaning lies in Interpretation. • Speech is a part of Discourse. • What comes first and what comes later would matter. • Customs/traditions help us in Interpretation. • There can be radical Interpretation

  7. Post-Modern Theory • The Author Is Dead • Everything is a “Text”. • Interpretation/Re-interpretation is inevitable. • You never read the same text twice the same way.

  8. Freudian Theory • Human Mind is Complex. • You may not know your own intention. • Sub-conscious intention can interfere. • Strong Unfulfilled desires are repressed.

  9. Emotive Theory • Meaning is Emotion, Attitude. • Emotions could be negative or positive. • A gift is meaningful if you love it. • You would like to avoid an occasion where you feel uncomfortable. • You are sentimentally attached to the belongings of your parents.

  10. Spota Theory • Words and sentences have their power. • Meaning is this power. • Word meaning/Sentence meaning.

  11. Literal vrs Metaphoric Meening • A Metaphor cuts across the categories • Some ideas can be expressed only through metaphors • Turia state in Upanisad is compared to deep sleep state. • Sub-atomic structure to solar system. • Human nature to traits of animals and birds

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