Full Idea
The concept of truth belongs to semantics, since after all truth is what must be preserved by a valid deductive inference.
Gist of Idea
Truth is part of semantics, since valid inference preserves truth
Source
Michael Dummett (Thought and Reality [1997], 2)
Book Reference
Dummett,Michael: 'Thought and Reality (Gifford Lectures)' [OUP 2006], p.17
A Reaction
Does this conclusion follow? Compare 'nice taste belongs to cooking, since that is what cooking must preserve'. I don't like this. I take 'truth' to be a relevant concept to a discussion of a dog's belief that it is going to be taken for a walk.