Referential Descriptions: A Note on Bach

Bach fails to give a satisfactory pragmatic account of referential uses of definite descriptions because he does not explain how a description’s quantificational meaning plays a “key role” in those uses. Bach’s criticism that my semantic account does not explain how the hearer understands a descri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael Devitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Rijeka. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2007-01-01
Series:European Journal of Analytic Philosophy
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/137199