| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8490247 | Animal Behaviour | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
- We offer a new definition of functional reference that highlights the role of contextual cues.
- The same signal can functionally refer to different things depending on contextual cues.
- Signals can be weakly correlated with what they functionally refer to.
- We distinguish two notions of meaning: meaning as correlation and meaning as reference.
- We compare and contrast our account with Wheeler and Fischer's (2012) meaning-based proposal.
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Authors
Andrea Scarantino, Zanna Clay,