Indexicals and Names in Proverbs
This paper offers an analysis of indexical expressions and proper names as they are used in proverbs. Both indexicals and proper names contribute properties rather than objects to the propositions expressed when they are used in sentences interpreted as proverbs. According to the proposal, their con...
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| description | This paper offers an analysis of indexical expressions and proper names as they are used in proverbs. Both indexicals and proper names contribute properties rather than objects to the propositions expressed when they are used in sentences interpreted as proverbs. According to the proposal, their contribution is accounted for by the mechanism of descriptive anaphora. Indexicals with rich linguistic meaning, such as ‘I’, ‘you’ or ‘today’, turn out to be cases of the attributive uses of indexicals, i.e. uses whose contribution relies on the linguistic meaning of the word. Third person pronouns, names of locations as well as surnames are analyzed as non-attributive descriptive uses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92962f19d7d4dc8b53ff127b8d178f42022-12-21T22:37:22ZengSciendoStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric0860-150X2199-60592016-09-01461597810.1515/slgr-2016-0033slgr-2016-0033Indexicals and Names in ProverbsKijania-Placek Katarzyna0Jagiellonian UniversityThis paper offers an analysis of indexical expressions and proper names as they are used in proverbs. Both indexicals and proper names contribute properties rather than objects to the propositions expressed when they are used in sentences interpreted as proverbs. According to the proposal, their contribution is accounted for by the mechanism of descriptive anaphora. Indexicals with rich linguistic meaning, such as ‘I’, ‘you’ or ‘today’, turn out to be cases of the attributive uses of indexicals, i.e. uses whose contribution relies on the linguistic meaning of the word. Third person pronouns, names of locations as well as surnames are analyzed as non-attributive descriptive uses.https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2016-0033indexicalsproverbsdescriptive indexicalsattributive uses of indexicals |
| spellingShingle | Kijania-Placek Katarzyna Indexicals and Names in Proverbs Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric indexicals proverbs descriptive indexicals attributive uses of indexicals |
| title | Indexicals and Names in Proverbs |
| title_full | Indexicals and Names in Proverbs |
| title_fullStr | Indexicals and Names in Proverbs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indexicals and Names in Proverbs |
| title_short | Indexicals and Names in Proverbs |
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| topic | indexicals proverbs descriptive indexicals attributive uses of indexicals |
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