Language is NOT about the World
Wittgenstein's Alternative Model of Linguistic Meaning
When I say “Cat” why do you think of the animal in the above picture and not a three letter word?
When we speak we assume that what we say is about the world around us. For example, if I say “nice weather today,” I am not just blowing air out of my mouth in a strange way. I am telling you about the lovely weather outside.
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