Truth-conditional Semantics

Truth-conditional semantics is a way of understanding meaning by focusing on the conditions under which a statement is true or false. In this approach, the meaning of a sentence is linked to the actual situations or facts in the world that would make it true. For example, the sentence "It is raining" is true if, and only if, it is indeed raining. This framework is commonly used in philosophy and linguistics, particularly in reference theory and formal semantics, to analyze how language connects to reality and how individuals interpret sentences based on these truth conditions.