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    Holismo semântico moderado
    (Veritas, 2016-01-26) Estrela, Kênio Angelo
    This article defends a moderate version of meaning holism, based on Henry Jackman’s proposal. After distinguishing atomism, molecularism, and holism as fundamental positions on meaning, the paper outlines the origins and major criticisms of radical holism—particularly the arguments advanced by Fodor and Lepore against the instability thesis. It then examines three contemporary models that reformulate holism while avoiding its most problematic commitments: Ted Warfield’s notion of inferential supervenience; Peter Pagin’s reconciliation of holism and compositionality; and Jackman’s development of a robust metasemantic contextualism. The central claim is that linguistic meanings depend on conceptual and contextual networks, without requiring unrestricted interdependence among all elements of language. Jackman’s model stands out by introducing the relative weight of beliefs, the principle of charity, and the expectation of interpretive convergence, offering an account of how semantic stability is maintained despite contextual variability. The article presents formal tools that model meaning as a function of context and beliefs, and as a weighted set of relevant inferences. These analytical frameworks are applied to linguistic phenomena, revealing the explanatory strength of the proposal. By articulating meaning, context, and discursive practices, moderate semantic holism emerges as a solid and refined theoretical alternative for understanding the semantic dynamics of natural languages.
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    ¿Qué quiere decir eso? Los desafíos de la referencia en un modelo holista del lenguaje
    (Universidade Federal Do Piauí, 2031-01-26) Estrela, Kênio Angelo
    Neste artigo, examinamos as anáforas e catáforas a partir da perspectiva do holismo semântico moderado, com o objetivo de analisar como se constroem as referências na linguagem natural, especialmente em casos em que os métodos locais de interpretação se mo stram insuficientes. A partir de alguns exemplos em cinco idiomas, argumentamos que a referência pronominal não é uma operação isolada, mas um processo que depende do discurso, do contexto e das crenças compartilhadas entre os falantes. Em contraste com os modelos clássicos de composição do significado, como os de Heim, Kamp e Partee – que estabilizam a interpretação por meio de coindexação ou escopo –, propomos uma alternativa mais flexível: o holismo semântico moderado desenvolvido por Jackman. Essa versã o do holismo semântico sustenta que o significado não está fixado na própria oração, mas se constrói ao longo do discurso, por meio de redes dinâmicas de sentido e expectativas racionais. Nessa perspectiva, as anáforas e catáforas não apenas geram conexões gramaticais, mas também dependem de processos inferenciais distribuídos. Nossa análise conclui com uma reflexão filosófica que convida a ampliar a noção de significado em direção a modelos sensíveis ao uso real da linguagem, à cooperação comunicativa e às práticas linguísticas compartilhadas. In this article, we examine anaphora and cataphora from the perspective of moderate meaning holism, with the aim of analyzing how reference is constructed in natural language, especially in cases where local interpretive methods prove insufficient. Drawing on selected examples from five languages, we argue that pronominal reference is not an isolated operation, but rather a process that depends on discourse, context, and the beliefs shared among speakers. In contrast to classical models of meaning composition —such as those proposed by Heim, Kamp, and Partee, which stabilize interpretation through coindexation or scope —we suggest a more flexible alternative: the moderate semantic holism developed by Jackman. This version of holism holds that meaning is not fixed within the sentence itself, but is constructed throughout discourse via dynamic networks of sense and rational expectations. From this perspective, anaphora and cataphora not only generate grammatical connections but also rely on distributed inferential processes. Our analysis concludes with a philosophical reflection that invites an expansion of the notion of meaning toward models that are sensitive to real language use, communicative