Proper Names as Demonstratives in Fiction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxvi1.05 In this article, I argue for two theses. The first is that, among different existing accounts of proper name semantics, indexicalism—a stance that treats proper names as indexical expressions—is best suited to explaining various phenomena exhibited by...
Main Author: | Maciej Tarnowski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic Society
2022-11-01
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Series: | Studia Semiotyczne |
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Online Access: | http://pts2.home.pl/studiaojs/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/235 |
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