Unembedded definite descriptions and relevance
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dc.contributor.author | Stainton, Robert | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-05-02T09:23:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2008-05-02T09:23:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1998-11 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | STAINTON, Robert. “Unembedded definite descriptions and relevance”. Revista alicantina de estudios ingleses. No. 11 (Nov. 1998). ISSN 0214-4808, pp. 231-239 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0214-4808 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/5377 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/raei.1998.11.17 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Definite descriptions (e.g. 'The king of France in 1997', 'The teacher of Aristotle') do not stand for particulars. Or so I will assume. The semantic alternative has seemed to be that descriptions only have meaning within sentences: i.e., that their semantic contribution is given syncategorimatically. This doesn't seem right, however, because descriptions can be used and understood outside the context of any sentence. Nor is this use simply a matter of "ellipsis." Since descriptions do not denote particulars, but seem to have a meaning in isolation, I propose that they be assigned generalized quantifiers as denotations — i.e. a kind of function, from sets/properties to propositions. I then defend the pragmatic plausibility of this proposal, using Relevance Theory. Specifically, I argue that, even taken as standing for generalized quantifiers, descriptions could still be used and understood in interpersonal communication. | en |
dc.language | eng | en |
dc.publisher | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Filología Inglesa | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Revista alicantina de estudios ingleses, No. 11 (Nov. 1998); pp. 231-239 | en |
dc.subject | Teoría de la relevancia | en |
dc.subject | Lógica proposicional | en |
dc.subject | Forma lógica | en |
dc.subject | Descripción definida | en |
dc.subject | Pragmática | en |
dc.title | Unembedded definite descriptions and relevance | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.14198/raei.1998.11.17 | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses - 1998, No. 11 |
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