Traditional Representationalist Account of Language

Compare a traditional representationalist account of language with Robert Brandom’s notion of language being composed of “giving and asking for reasons.”

Compare a traditional representationalist account of language with Robert Brandom’s notion of language being composed of games of “giving and asking for reasons.” Explain how an inferentialist approach to language as a “social practice” differs from the traditional model. Offer an example that demonstrates which model you find more persuasive, and explain why. Offer a genealogical origin story for some target vocabulary, drawing on Huw Price’s account of linguistic function.