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    Therefore, something beyond meaning—the stated content fi... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Meaning alone does not determine what is stated, at least insofar as what is stated determines truth-conditions.

    Therefore, something beyond meaning—the stated content fixed by context—is required to determine truth-conditions, vindicating Austin's locutionary/illocutionary distinction.

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    • 1.Context alone cannot determine whether 'I promise to pay' creates a legal obligation versus merely expresses intention.
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    • 2.The same locutionary content ('You're late') has different truth-conditions when uttered as complaint versus statement of fact.
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    • 3.Austin's distinction correctly identifies that meaning and force are separable components of linguistic acts.
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    • 1.Context conventionally determines illocutionary force, so no 'something beyond meaning' is metaphysically required.
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    • 2.Truth-conditions depend on propositional content, not illocutionary force—these can be kept analytically distinct.
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    • 3.Austin's distinction conflates semantic properties (meaning) with pragmatic effects (what utterances accomplish socially).
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