meaningfor
Meaningfor is a neologism used in linguistics and philosophy of language to denote the intended communicative meaning an speaker aims to transmit in an utterance, within a given context. It focuses on what the speaker intends the listener to take away, rather than the bare semantic content of the sentence or the hearer’s surface interpretation.
The term is relatively new and not standardized. It has appeared in discussions on pragmatics and discourse
In usage, meaningfor aligns with concepts like illocutionary force and speaker intention, but is distinguished from
Critics note that meaningfor overlaps with established ideas such as intention, speech act theory, and pragmatic