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Irene Heim.
Elbourne, Paul, 1971-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
2009-01-23T16:40:52Z
2009-01-23T16:40:52Z
2002
2002
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8157
51872928
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.
233 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Linguistics and Philosophy.
Situations and individuals
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