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