What does holophrastically mean?
Holophrastically means In a holophrastic manner..
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In a holophrastic manner..
Leitgeb writes: “Thus, according to Quine, while the stimulus meaning of an observation sentence can be identified with its meaning if the sentence is taken holophrastically, i. e. as a single-word expression ..., this is no longer possible if the observation sentence is not taken holophrastically, i. e. if it is taken analysed as being syntactically composed of meaningful parts” ( ibid ., p. 418; emphasis is mine).
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Holophrastically means In a holophrastic manner..
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Leitgeb writes: “Thus, according to Quine, while the stimulus meaning of an observation sentence can be identified with its meaning if the sentence is taken holophrastically, i. e. as a single-word expression ..., this is no longer possible if the observation sentence is not taken holophrastically, i. e. if it is taken analysed as being syntactically composed of meaningful parts” ( ibid ., p. 418; emphasis is mine).
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