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Truth-conditional semantics

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Truth-conditional semantics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Truth-conditional semantics is an approach to semantics of natural language that sees meaning (or at least the meaning of assertions) as being the same as, or reducible to, their truth conditions . This approach to semantics is principally associated with Donald Davidson , and attempts to carry out for the semantics of natural language what Tarski 's semantic theory of truth achieves for the semantics of logic . [1] Truth-conditional theories of semantics attempt to define the meaning of a given proposition by explaining when the sentence is true. So, for example, because 'snow is white' is true iff (read ' if and only if ') snow is white, the meaning of 'snow is white' is snow is white. Contents 1 History 2 Criticism 2.1 Refutation from necessary truths 2.2 Refutation f

Talk:Legal translation

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Talk:Legal translation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search WikiProject Translation studies (Rated Start-class) v t e This article is within the scope of the WikiProject Translation Studies , a collaborative effort to expand, improve and standardise the content and structure of articles related to Translation Studies . If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page , where you can join the project and see a list of objectives. Translation studies Wikipedia:WikiProject Translation studies Template:WikiProject Translation studies Translation studies articles   Start   This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale .   ???   This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale .   WikiProject Law (Rated Start-class) v t e

La Araucana

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La Araucana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Epic poem of the Spanish conquest of Chile This article includes a list of general references , but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( February 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) La Araucana , 1st part, editio princeps , Madrid, 1569. La Araucana (also known in English as The Araucaniad ) is a 16th-century epic poem [1] in Spanish about the Spanish Conquest of Chile by Alonso de Ercilla . [2] It was considered the national epic of the Captaincy General of Chile and one of the most important works of the Spanish Golden Age ( Siglo de Oro ). [3] Contents 1 The poem 1.1 Structure 1.2 Subject matter 1.3 Development 1.4 Influences 2 T