Definite Descriptions

Definite Descriptions
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780199660193
ISBN-13 : 0199660190
Rating : 4/5 (190 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Definite Descriptions by : Paul Elbourne

Download or read book Definite Descriptions written by Paul Elbourne and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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