2014
DOI: 10.17851/2237-2083.22.1.7-44
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Are Complex Demonstratives Synonymous with Definite Descriptions?

Abstract: In this article, I discuss the way in which descriptive material in complex demonstratives contributes to their literal content relative to the context of the utterance. A traditional hypothesis about complex demonstratives in the philosophy of language postulates that the descriptive material 'F' in 'this/that F' contributes to literal content because an associated definite description containing 'F' determines and expresses the literal content of the complex demonstrative relative to a context. I claim that … Show more

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