The Debate over the Theory of Reference for Proper Names

In Language, Names, and Information. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 1–29 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Where we will make our start The supervenience of reference on nature The availability issue What is required of a user of a name? The issue about personal level knowledge The demand for precise and explicit specifications What is a theory of reference a theory of? In the mouths of the very young The description theory and interchangeability What is to come and a final objection noted.

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9781444325362   9781405161589

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10.1002/9781444325362.ch1

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