The project aims to develop an Austinian model of lexicalized concepts and employ it in exploring how concepts are used, their evolution over time, and the methods by which they can be refined and improved.
Project-related Event
Negotiated Meanings, Norms, Cooperation, and Conflict in Linguistic Interaction Workshop at the University of Szczecin 14–15 April 2026 Workshop Website
Project-related Presentations
Artur Kosecki, “Meaning Eliminativism, Nominalism, and Conceptual Engineering: Quine’s Model of Scientific Language and Austin’s Pragmatic Analysis of Ordinary Language”, The 99th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association, Glasgow, 11-13.07.2025.
Maciej Witek, “Conventions without Meanings, Assertions without Forces: An Austinian Perspective on Metasemantics”, The 99th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association, Glasgow, 11-13.07.2025.
Maciej Witek, “Uptake and Endorsement in Scientific Discovery: A Speech Act-Theoretic Perspective”, Workshop On Finding: From Epistemic Acts to Accepted Facts, Bonn, 16-18 March, 2026
Maciej Witek, “Situated Assertions and Conventional Procedures”, Language, Action, Knowledge: Engaging with M. Sbisà’s Austinian Themes. A workshop dedicated to the discussion of Marina Sbisà’s Austinian Themes: Illocution, Action, Knowledge, Truth, and Philosophy (OUP, 2024), 20-21 March, 2026.