Language of Fiction

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What are we talking about when we talk about Sherlock Holmes or Santa Claus? Something that doesn’t exist? Something that exists only in the mind? Something that exists only in a fictional or imaginary world? Are statements about fictional objects true? Is there a distinction between literal truth and “fictional truth?” John and Ken uncover the facts about fiction with Joshua Landy from Stanford University.

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