Definite Descriptions, Presuppositions and Reference

Autor: Marco Ruffino
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos, Vol 59, Iss 1 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2447-0686
DOI: 10.20396/cel.v59i1.8648396
Popis: In this article I review some fundamental aspects of the singularist view of definite descriptions taking as paradigm the Frege-Strawson version of it. I consider more closely the role of the definite article and its relation with presuppositions. Finally, I raise some doubts about the coherence of such approach as an explanation for the phenomenon of reference.
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