Definite descriptions
Paul Elbourne defends the Fregean view that definite descriptions ('the table', 'the King of France') refer to individuals, and offers a new and radical account of the semantics of pronouns. He draws on a wide range of work, from Frege, Peano, and Russell to the latest findings i...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013, 2013
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Series: | Oxford studies in semantics and pragmatics / Oxford studies in semantics and pragmatics
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Paul Elbourne defends the Fregean view that definite descriptions ('the table', 'the King of France') refer to individuals, and offers a new and radical account of the semantics of pronouns. He draws on a wide range of work, from Frege, Peano, and Russell to the latest findings in linguistics philosophy of language, and psycholinguistics |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
ISBN: | 9780191757303 |