Ideas from 'Assertion' by Robert C. Stalnaker [1978], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Philosophy of Language (5th Ed)' (ed/tr Martinich,A.P.) [OUP 2008,978-0-19-518830-1]].

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19. Language / F. Communication / 2. Assertion

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An assertion aims to add to the content of a context [Magidor]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature

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An assertion is an attempt to rule out certain possibilities, narrowing things down for good planning [Schroeter]