Sentences, utterances and propositions

Sentences, utterances and propositions

1. Utterance

   • It doesn't have a precise definition
   • Characteristics
     • Streech of talk
     • Using by a particular speaker
     • Unit of speech

2. Proposition

   • Abstraction in the utterance
   • Characteristics
     • Part of a meaning
     • States of affairs
     • Object of thought

3. Sentence

   • Unit of words
   • Characteristics
     • Ideal string of the words
     • Various realizations
     • Physical event nor a physical object