In "Descriptive indexicals and indexical descriptions" Nunberg claimed that only indexicals among singular terms may have descriptive uses, i.e. have nonsingular contributions to the propositions they are used to express. In this respect they differ from proper names or definite descriptions. In "Lessons from Descriptive Indexicals", Sæbø shows that this conjecture is untenable, providing examples of the descriptive uses of both proper names and definite descriptions. This paper offers an account of the descriptive uses of all of the singular terms and provides an alternative to Saebø’s account. Sæbø’s analysis rests on the assumption that the propositional contribution of all singular terms used descriptively is a singular concept. I will ...
Two main methods for analysing de re readings of definite descriptions in inten-sional contexts coex...
This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line with...
In this paper, I discuss some of Maximilian de Gaynesford’s arguments regarding indexicals. Although...
According to the received view, descriptivism is a dead end in an attempt to account for singular re...
The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first is to present a differentiation between two kind...
This paper develops a radical alternative to standard accounts of descriptive names. A ‘descriptive ...
This article explores Gareth Evans's idea that there are such things as descriptive names, i.e. refe...
Vendler (1967b) discusses how we may linguistically recognize a singular term. Even though singular ...
A theory of descriptive names is developed and defended against several objections. Descriptive name...
We pose two arguments for the view that sentences containing definite descriptions semantically expr...
The paper objects to the treatment of descriptive uses of indexicals proposed by Nunberg (1993). It ...
This paper concerns descriptive and deferred uses of indexicals. I argue that, contrary to prevalen...
This paper offers an analysis of indexical expressions and proper names as they are used in proverbs...
[EN]This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line...
Deferred uses of indexicals challenge views on singular content in at least two ways. On the one han...
Two main methods for analysing de re readings of definite descriptions in inten-sional contexts coex...
This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line with...
In this paper, I discuss some of Maximilian de Gaynesford’s arguments regarding indexicals. Although...
According to the received view, descriptivism is a dead end in an attempt to account for singular re...
The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first is to present a differentiation between two kind...
This paper develops a radical alternative to standard accounts of descriptive names. A ‘descriptive ...
This article explores Gareth Evans's idea that there are such things as descriptive names, i.e. refe...
Vendler (1967b) discusses how we may linguistically recognize a singular term. Even though singular ...
A theory of descriptive names is developed and defended against several objections. Descriptive name...
We pose two arguments for the view that sentences containing definite descriptions semantically expr...
The paper objects to the treatment of descriptive uses of indexicals proposed by Nunberg (1993). It ...
This paper concerns descriptive and deferred uses of indexicals. I argue that, contrary to prevalen...
This paper offers an analysis of indexical expressions and proper names as they are used in proverbs...
[EN]This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line...
Deferred uses of indexicals challenge views on singular content in at least two ways. On the one han...
Two main methods for analysing de re readings of definite descriptions in inten-sional contexts coex...
This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line with...
In this paper, I discuss some of Maximilian de Gaynesford’s arguments regarding indexicals. Although...