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    A sentence can carry its literal meaning from occasion to occasion even if meaning does not determine truth-conditions.

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    • 1.Austin's argument shows only that what combines with facts to fix truth-value varies across occasions.
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    • 2.This variability is compatible with sentence meaning remaining constant across occasions.
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    • 3.Therefore, Austin's argument does not dislodge the view that sentences possess stable literal meanings.
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    We should avoid a possible misunderstanding of Austin here. His argument shows, at most, that whatever combines with the facts to determine a particular truth-value varies from occasion to occasion. That does nothing to dislodge the natural view that a sentence can carry its meaning with it from occasion to occasion, and thus possess a literal meaning. However, if we wish to retain that idea, we must give up on the idea that sentence meaning simply combines with the facts that are being spoken a
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