object language

(idea) by ModernAngel Sun Jan 16 2000 at 6:48:05

In Alfred Tarki's metalanguage concept, the object language is where statements can be made about objects:


Object language statements cannot ascribe truth or falsehood to other statements; the words "true" and "false" do not belong to the object language vocabulary. Assertions about truth belong to the metalanguage.

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