Situations and individuals
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2002.
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| author | Elbourne, Paul, 1971- |
| author2 | Irene Heim. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/81572019-04-12T08:51:06Z Situations and individuals Elbourne, Paul, 1971- Irene Heim. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Linguistics and Philosophy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-233). I argue that definite descriptions, pronouns and proper names share one common syntax and semantics, basically that of definite descriptions. E-type pronouns are argued to be definite articles that take NP complements elided in the phonology; referential and bound variable pronouns are analyzed as definite articles taking indices as phonologically null complements. Proper names are shown to have previously undetected E-type and bound readings, meaning that they too are best regarded as definite descriptions. It is shown that this position has deleterious consequences for the philosophical theories of direct reference and rigid designation. by Paul Elbourne. Ph.D. 2009-01-23T16:40:52Z 2009-01-23T16:40:52Z 2002 2002 Thesis http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8157 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8157 51872928 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8157 http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 233 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Linguistics and Philosophy. Elbourne, Paul, 1971- Situations and individuals |
| title | Situations and individuals |
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| topic | Linguistics and Philosophy. |
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