énoncées

An énoncé is a statement or utterance that conveys information. In linguistics, it refers to a complete unit of speech or writing that has a propositional meaning. This means it can be evaluated as true or false. For example, "The sky is blue" is an énoncé. The concept of an énoncé is fundamental to the study of language and meaning, as it forms the basic building block of communication.

In philosophy, particularly in the work of Émile Benveniste, an énoncé is distinguished from a "déclaration" (declaration). While both are utterances, an énoncé is considered to be part of the ongoing discourse and is produced by a speaker in a specific context. A délaration, on the other hand, is a more formal and self-contained pronouncement. This distinction highlights the importance of context and speaker intention in understanding the meaning of an utterance.

The term énoncé is also used in logic and computer science to refer to a well-formed formula or a proposition that can be asserted or denied. It represents a statement that can be assigned a truth value. In these fields, the focus is on the logical structure and truth conditions of the statement, rather than its linguistic or pragmatic aspects. Regardless of the specific discipline, the core idea of an énoncé revolves around its capacity to express a proposition and its potential for being true or false.