word
propositional content
prop-oh-ZI-shun-ul KON-tent
ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃənəl ˈkɒntɛntListen
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propositionalcontent
Dictionary meaning
the factual or descriptive information conveyed by a speech act, abstracted from its illocutionary force; the same propositional content can be expressed with different illocutionary forces: 'The door is open' may assert, question, or request the same state of affairs; in formal semantics, the proposition is the truth-conditional core of a statement
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