Constituting reference in natural language : the problem of referential opacity

Reference is of fundamental importance in natural language semantics. In Formal Semantics, reference is regarded as an absolute relation between expressions and referents. Thus construed reference is independent of the cognitive states of processors. Various Formal theories of reference are examined...

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Main Author: Shadbolt, Nigel R.
Other Authors: Richards, Barry : Thompson, Henry
Published: University of Edinburgh 1984
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.370212