A distinction between what is real independently of language and what is real only in language.
Some things are real independently of what we say about them. Other things, such as a concept or an agreement, exist through language and shared understanding.
The distinction helps us ask what kind of reality we are discussing. Naming an object does not create it. Naming a commitment can create a new relation between people, with consequences that are real in a different way.
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