The future of the proposition

•An analysis of the way in which different senses of the term ‘proposition’ complicate recent research.•A disentangling of terminological from substantive differences in the course of certain ongoing debates.

A primary aim of this research is to show that the foundational term ‘proposition’ tends to be used in different ways by different factions, in recent debates surrounding the semantics/pragmatics interface. First, I give a brief sketch of some relevant background terrain. Next, I investigate the extent to which different senses of the term 'proposition' are associated with differing theoretical orientations toward the S/P interface.I close by bringing these lessons to bear toward the end of disentangling terminological from substantive differences, in the case of certain ongoing disputes.