 Schleiermacher’s theories of interpretation and translation rest squarely on three of the Herder-inspired doctrines in the philosophy of language that were described above:  (4)  thought is essentially dependent on and bounded by, or even identical with, language;  (5)  meaning is word-usage; and  (7)  there are deep linguistic and conceptual-intellectual differences between people. Doctrine  (7)  poses a severe challenge to both interpretation and translation, and it is the main task of Schleiermacher’s theories to cope with just this challenge. Schleiermacher’s most original doctrine in the philosophy of language, doctrine  (8)  (semantic holism), is also highly relevant in this connection, for, as Schleiermacher recognizes, semantic holism greatly exacerbates the challenge to interpretation and translation that is posed by  (7).