Full Idea
Meaning is derived intentionality.
Gist of Idea
Meaning is derived intentionality
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Intro)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.-6
A Reaction
That still leaves something very difficult to explain - how the intentionality of mental events can be 'transferred' to symbolic forms which can exist outside the mind.