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Volume 18, Issue 1
  • ISSN 0929-0907
  • E-ISSN: 1569-9943
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Abstract

Paul Grice distinguishes between natural meaning and non-natural meaning, where the first notion is especially connected to something’s being a natural sign and the second to communication. It is argued that some of the arguments against the distinction being exhaustive are based on a misinterpretation of Grice, but also that the distinction cannot be exhaustive if one takes into account both the criterion of factivity and the connection to communication. If one makes a distinction between natural and non-natural communication, then there are different types of natural communication to be distinguished: goal-directed communication, intentional communication and open intentional communication. Given the empirical evidence, the behavior of chimpanzees and of human infants may be described as goal-directed communication, but there are also important differences between the communicative behavior of the two.

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2010-01-01
2025-02-11
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): animal communication; Grice; natural meaning; non-natural meaning
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