The meaning of 'literal meaning'

Although references to literal meaning are frequent in the legal field, it is not easy to determine what "literal meaning" means. In general, it seems to be considered as unproblematic not only by many legal scholars but also by lawyers and other participants in the legal practice....

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Autor: Ramírez Ludeña, Lorena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Palabra clave:Literal meaning
Descriptivism
New theories of reference
Legal interpretation
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spelling The meaning of 'literal meaning'Ramírez Ludeña, LorenaLiteral meaningDescriptivismNew theories of referenceLegal interpretationAlthough references to literal meaning are frequent in the legal field, it is not easy to determine what "literal meaning" means. In general, it seems to be considered as unproblematic not only by many legal scholars but also by lawyers and other participants in the legal practice. In this paper I will show that this position comes about because an intuitive view of language is assumed according to which words are related by competent speakers to descriptions that determine reference. However, this descriptivist approach is shown to be problematic in reconstructing our linguistic practices. In contrast, New Theories of Reference (NTR) provide a plausible account of our common and legal uses of words. In this paper I will present a version of NTR that avoids the criticisms that are normally addressed to them. I will also show that this version of NTR has advantages when compared to the traditional descriptivist model. In the legal field, this version of NTR allows us a better understanding of how legal interpretation works.Edizioni ETS2026202620182026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72248reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésAnalisi e Diritto. 2018:83-101Copyrights are transferred for five years starting publication date from the author(s) to the Publisher. After this period, the content is released under a Creative Commons licence (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/722482026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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Ramírez Ludeña, Lorena
Literal meaning
Descriptivism
New theories of reference
Legal interpretation
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Descriptivism
New theories of reference
Legal interpretation
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Descriptivism
New theories of reference
Legal interpretation
description Although references to literal meaning are frequent in the legal field, it is not easy to determine what "literal meaning" means. In general, it seems to be considered as unproblematic not only by many legal scholars but also by lawyers and other participants in the legal practice. In this paper I will show that this position comes about because an intuitive view of language is assumed according to which words are related by competent speakers to descriptions that determine reference. However, this descriptivist approach is shown to be problematic in reconstructing our linguistic practices. In contrast, New Theories of Reference (NTR) provide a plausible account of our common and legal uses of words. In this paper I will present a version of NTR that avoids the criticisms that are normally addressed to them. I will also show that this version of NTR has advantages when compared to the traditional descriptivist model. In the legal field, this version of NTR allows us a better understanding of how legal interpretation works.
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