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    It is not the case that If semantic obligations are merely prima facie, they presuppose a normative framework prior to meaning that determines when they are overridden.

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    • 1.Semantic obligations could be prima facie without presupposing external norms—meaning itself might generate defeasible constraints.
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    • 2.The regress objection (normative frameworks requiring prior frameworks) equally applies to the claim's own normative framework.
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    • 3.Contextual override of semantic norms can be explained through semantic flexibility itself, not hierarchical meta-frameworks.
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    • 1.Prima facie obligations require criteria for when they yield to competing demands, which cannot be semantic rules themselves.
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    • 2.Language use presupposes shared norms about truth, relevance, and cooperation that ground semantic obligations hierarchically.
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    • 3.Exceptions to semantic rules (metaphor, irony, context-shifting) demonstrate a meta-level evaluative framework determining applicability.
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