Are Lexical Definitions True?

Henze, D. F. (1960). Are Lexical Definitions True?. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.

Type

Journal article

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Primary research

Year

1960

DOI

10.2307/2105057

Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/2105057

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Domain-specific

• Lexical Definition
  • Its truth or correctness is not guaranteed merely because it appears in a dictionary; Henze's classic question about whether lexical definitions can be true concerns precisely their claim to report linguistic use.

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