ABSTRACT
In each of these cases, what seems to be at issue is a person’s intentions to do something; cases like these are not examples of the sense of ‘meaning’ we are interested in as semanticists. Nor are cases like
(4) Her life lost all meaning with the disappearance of the cat
(5) Money means nothing to a true sportsman
where the topic seems to be what is of importance to someone. In neither type of case is the term ‘meaning’ being used with reference to any linguistic aspect of the situation.
