Against a Theory of Meaning

Authors

Dennis Patterson, Rutgers-Camden

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Not only does linguistics fail to illuminate the meaning of legal texts, the approach to meaning taken by its practitioners is, philosophically speaking, nonsensical.' In the brief space of this article, I want to suggest why linguistics is a red herring on the trail to the meaning of legal texts.

Recommended Citation

Dennis Patterson, Against a Theory of Meaning, 73 Wash. U. L. Q. 1153 (1995).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol73/iss3/23