‘And’ is not always a logical conjunction

Authors

Miguel López-Astorga, Institute of Humanistic Studies“Juan Ignacio Molina”Follow

Corresponding Author

Miguel López-Astorga

Document Type

Original Study

Subject Areas

Language/Linguistics and Literature

Keywords

and; conjunction; logical connective; mental models; semantics

Abstract

The mental models theory has shown that the logical connectives do not always refer to the interpretation assigned to them by standard logic. Several papers authored by its proponents clearly reveal that in the cases of the conditional and disjunction. In this paper,following a methodology of analysis akin to that of the mental models theory, I try to check whether or not the same applies to conjunction, and my conclusion is that, indeed, this last connective can be linked to any of the sixteen possible interpretations that a logical operator relating two clauses can have.

How to Cite This Article

López-Astorga, Miguel (2019) "‘And’ is not always a logical conjunction," Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 22: Iss. 2, Article 6.
DOI: 10.5782/2223-2621.2019.22.2.5
Available at: https://kjhss.khazar.org/journal/vol22/iss2/6

Publication Date

2019