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    It is not the case that Interpretation theory needs to extend its coverage beyond linguistic cases to include at least some cases of non-linguistic art.

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    • 1.Linguistic meaning is constituted by rule-governed conventional codes that non-linguistic arts structurally lack.
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    • 2.Interpretation theory, as developed from Schleiermacher through Gadamer, presupposes a grammatical dimension requiring shared linguistic conventions.
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    • 3.Without this grammatical dimension, what non-linguistic arts express is better characterized as arousal or presentation, not propositional meaning requiring hermeneutic interpretation.
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    • 1.Goodman's Languages of Art demonstrates that non-linguistic symbol systems are replete and lack the syntactic disjointeness of genuine languages.
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    • 2.A theory whose core methods depend on parsing discrete, repeatable symbolic units cannot coherently extend to dense, replete symbol systems without losing its explanatory identity.
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    • 1.Non-linguistic arts do (at least sometimes) express meanings and thoughts.
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    • 2.Interpretation theory must cover all cases in which meanings and thoughts are expressed.
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