of words w. Generally the best explanation for an utterance is that it is an intentional act aimed at conveying information.
we can capture this with the axiom (13) Segment(w, e) ∧ goal(i, c) ∧ cog (c, u, e) ⊃ utter (i, u, w) if w is an interpretable segment of discourse describing a situation e, and a speaker i has the goal c that a hearer u adopt some cognitive stance toward e, then (defeasibly) i will utter to u the string of words w. The first conjunct in the antecedent is the entry point into the informational side of an interpretation: what is the content of the message?