Paper 23 · IV. Agency & Salience Mechanics

Meaning Without Semantics

In production (complete)

Treats meaning as structural constraint effect rather than representation.

Function in corpus

Non-representational theory of meaning.

Details

• Key move: Meaning does not begin with symbols, reference, truth, or norms. • Corpus role: Completes the V → M transition in the regime ladder (Paper 1). • Scope note: The corpus rejects representational accounts at every level.