Chomsky and others argue that linguistic meaning is grounded in internalized generative competence, not social agreement, since isolated speakers acquire meaning without convention.
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(whether distinctness or identity is explained by intrinsic features)
To be explained by or to have its reason or basis in something else—like how a tree being wet is grounded in (explained by) recent rain.
linguistic meaning(Contrasted with authorial intention and illocutionary force in hermeneutic theory)
The semantic content of a word, formula, or utterance as determined by the rules governing its use within the background system of linguistic possibilities
social agreement(explaining how meaning can be created by communities rather than biology)
A shared understanding or convention that a group of people collectively decide to accept, even though it's not natural or automatic.