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Ontology and ground

Is

To be · Be · Am · Are

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Ontology and ground
Definition type
Foundational definition
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Extended note

Is may be ontological, predicative, or copular. Røyndalism must therefore distinguish that something is, that something is said to be something, and that a linguistic element binds subject and predicate together.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • complete ontology alone
  • linguistic guarantee
  • truth without correspondence
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

Claims must be read according to what ‘is’ does: does it indicate existence, identity, property, classification, or documented assignment?

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The entry takes up the basic word from DET SOM ER and ties it to language and claim analysis.

  1. DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
  2. T1 — Actuality and OntologyThe sustained ontological articulation in the theory programme.
  3. T4 — Language, Reference and CorrespondenceThe sustained theory document on meaning, reference, claims, assignment, and correspondence.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“That the report says X is Y is not the same as X actually being Y.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“The word ‘is’ in the sentence decides actuality without further testing.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Is”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Is (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/is/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Is.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/is/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Is.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/is/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Is,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/is/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Is. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/is/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.