sannhetsbetingede

Sannhetsbetingede is a Norwegian term that translates to "truth-conditional" in English. It is primarily used in linguistics and philosophy of language to describe a theory or approach that analyzes the meaning of sentences based on the conditions under which they would be true. This means that understanding the meaning of a statement is equivalent to knowing what the world would have to be like for that statement to be true.

The core idea of truth-conditional semantics is that the truth value of a sentence is determined by its semantic content and the state of the world. For example, the sentence "The cat is on the mat" is true if and only if there is a cat and it is located on a mat. The meaning of the sentence is therefore linked to the conditions that make it true. This approach contrasts with theories that might focus solely on the grammatical structure or the pragmatic use of language.

Truth-conditional semantics has been a significant framework for understanding how meaning is constructed and how we can interpret and evaluate the truth of propositions. It is a fundamental concept in formal semantics, which aims to provide a precise and logical account of natural language meaning. The development of truth-conditional semantics has been influenced by logical traditions, particularly the work of Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, and has been further developed by philosophers and linguists like Donald Davidson and Richard Montague.