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Reference and Structure in the Philosophy of Language

Arthur Sullivan
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Background Proposition
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Causal Historical Theory
Central Theses
Complex Demonstratives
denoting expressions
Diff Erent Contexts
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Kaplan
Kripke
language
linguistic
linguistic communication theory
logic
Naja Nigricollis
Neale
Nite Descriptions
Nonrigid Designators
Object Dependent Propositions
Offi Cial Proposition
Part III
Philosophical Logic
philosophy
philosophy of linguistics
Prima Facie Counterexamples
proper names analysis
rigid designation
Rigid Designators
Russell
Russellian Orthodoxy
Semantic Meaning
Semantic Reference
semantic theory
Semantically Expressed
semantics
Speaker's Reference
Speaker’s Reference
Stipulative Relation
structure and reference connections
Unstructured Designators
Unstructured Expression
Vice Versa

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138062634
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Apr 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

This volume investigates the precise contours of the connections between two foundational concepts: reference (the means of semantically expressing singular or object-dependent information) and structure (the having or lacking of meaningful sub-parts). Sullivan shows that the notion of structure, properly excavated, underlies and grounds various important points in the theory of reference. As such, this work builds on and further develops work by Bertrand Russell, Saul Kripke, David Kaplan, and Stephen Neale – principally, among many others.

Sullivan aims to clearly establish the intrinsic connections between structure and reference, which brings into focus informative and explanatory connections underlying otherwise disparate debates about various aspects of linguistic communication. The overall result is a simple, comprehensive lens that can help to clarify a wide range of semantic phenomena.
About Arthur Sullivan
Arthur Sullivan is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

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