But how would we come to an estimate of its meaning in the first place? I suppose by understanding how the utterance constrains the expectations of the utterer, no? What is this other than knowing the truth conditions of the utterance? And truth conditions have to be just flatly something that can satisfy an anticipation. If we reraise the problem of meaning here (why should we?) we’ll run into a regress.
But how would we come to an estimate of its meaning in the first place? I suppose by understanding how the utterance constrains the expectations of the utterer, no? What is this other than knowing the truth conditions of the utterance? And truth conditions have to be just flatly something that can satisfy an anticipation. If we reraise the problem of meaning here (why should we?) we’ll run into a regress.