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About Concerns
In: Semantics and pragmatics: drawing a line (2016), S. 197-214
Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
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In Defense of Implicit Times
Rey Sampedro, David Alejandro. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2016
In: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) (2016)
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In Defense of Implicit Times
Rey Sampedro, David Alejandro. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2016
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Context and compositionality: an essay in metasemantics
Briciu, Adrian. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2015
In: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) (2015)
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The Literal Meaning of Definite Descriptions
Moldovan, Andrei. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2015
In: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) (2015)
Abstract: This thesis focuses on the semantics of definite descriptions (DDs). In chapter 1 I introduce a framework for doing compositional semantics for natural language that follows Heim and Kratzer (1998) and Fintel and Heim (2011). I also address a number of issues concerning the methodology of natural language semantics, as well as the theoretical desiderata that we aim to achieve. In chapter 2 I offer a reconstruction within this theoretical framework of three classical theories of DDs: the Russellian theory, the Fregean theory, and the Barwise and Cooper (1981) theory. Chapter 3 focuses on incomplete DDs. The incompleteness problem affects not only the Russellian theory, but also the Fregean and B&C theories. I argue that the syntactic variable approach to QDR proposed by Stanley and Szabó (2000a) offers a solution to the incompleteness problem that is equally applicable to the three theories of DDs introduced. Chapter 4 focuses on the referential/attributive distinction. Although intuitions of singularity are not part of our methodology, I point out (following Neale (2004)) that there are independent reasons why the Russellian theory predicts that a DD is semantically a rigid designator when it is used referentially. I argue that this proposal is applicable not only to the Russellian theory, as Neale does, but also to the Fregean and the B&C theories. In Chapter 5 and 6 I look at non-denoting DDs (i.e. DDs for which either uniqueness or existence fails to be satisfied). In chapter 5 I address the phenomenon called ‘presupposition’ in the literature, distinguishing between various kinds of data that are usually treated under this heading. I argue that with respect to a certain characterization of presuppositions, the Fregean theory and the B&C theory have more explanatory power than the Russellian theory. Chapter 6 deals with the truth-value intuitions triggered by utterances of sentences containing improper DDs. With respect to failures of uniqueness, I discuss Ramachandran’s (1993) argument and offer an improved version of it, which provides a compelling objection against the Russellian theory. With respect to failures of existence, I argue that the Fregean and the B&C theorist are in a better position to account for the patter of data than the Russellian. In chapter 7 I address data concerning the embedding of DDs in propositional attitude verbs. I discuss in detail the objection proposed by Heim (1991) against the Russellian theory. Again, this poses an important problem to the Russellian theory, while the Fregean and the B&C theories are not affected by the objection. The overall conclusion that this discussion leads to is that the Russellian theory is in general less prepared to account for the kinds of truth-conditional data we have considered than the alternative proposals discussed. The conclusions of chapters 6 and 7, and partially those of chapter 5, all indicate that the Russellian theory is the worst of the three options considered. The main positive contribution of this thesis is to point out that the B&C theory, although generally ignored in the literature, has the same theoretical virtues as the Fregean theory with respect to accounting for the range of data considered. ; Esta tesis se centra en la semántica de las descripciones definidas (DDs). En el capítulo 1 introduzco un marco teórico para la semántica composicional del lenguaje natural que sigue la propuesta de Heim y Kratzer (1998) y Fintel y Heim (2011). En el capítulo 2 ofrezco una reconstrucción dentro de este marco de tres teorías clásicas de las DDs: la teoría de Russell, la teoría de Frege, y la propuesta de Barwise y Cooper (1981). El capítulo 3 tiene como enfoque las DDs incompletas y el capítulo 4 se centra en la distinción entre los usos referenciales y los usos atributivos. Argumento que ninguno de estos fenómenos nos permite elegir entre las tres teorías de las DDs introducidas. En los capítulos 5 y 6 analizo las DDs que no denotan. En el capítulo 5 sostengo que, con respecto a una determinada caracterización de las presuposiciones, la teoría de Frege y la de B&C tienen más poder explicativo que la teoría russelliana. El capítulo 6 trata de las intuiciones acerca de los valores de verdad de las oraciones que contienen DDs que no denotan. Discuto la objeción de Ramachandran (1993) a la teoría russelliana y ofrezco una versión mejorada de esta objeción. En el capítulo 7 analizo los datos provenientes de la inserción de DDs en el complemento de los verbos de actitud proposicional. Discuto la objeción propuesta por Heim (1991) contra la teoría russelliana. Una vez más, se trata de un problema importante para esta teoría que no afecta a las teorías de Frege y de B&C. La conclusión general de esta discusión es que la teoría de Russell es la menos preparada de las tres propuestas consideradas para dar cuenta de los tipos de datos lingüísticos analizados. Esta conclusión se sostiene sobre los resultados de los capítulos 6 y 7, y parcialmente los del capítulo 5. La principal contribución positiva de este trabajo es la de señalar que la teoría de B&C, aunque generalmente ignorada en la literatura relevante, tiene las mismas virtudes teóricas que la teoría de Frege con respecto a los datos que se han considerado aquí.
Keyword: 16; Ciències Humanes i Socials; Pragmàtica (Lingüística); Pragmática lingüística; Pragmatics; Semàntica (Filosofia); Semántica (Filosofía); Semantics (Philosophy)
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The Literal Meaning of Definite Descriptions
Moldovan, Andrei. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2015
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Context and compositionality: an essay in metasemantics
Briciu, Adrian. - : Universitat de Barcelona, 2015
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Relativism 2: Semantic Content
Kölbel, Max. - : John Wiley & Sons, 2015
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Relativism 1: Representational Content
Kölbel, Max. - : John Wiley & Sons, 2015
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Truth Without Objectivity : Truth Without Objectivity
Kölbel, Max; Kalbel, Max; K Lbel, Max. - Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2014
UB Frankfurt Linguistik
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The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of language
García-Carpintero, Manuel (Hrsg.); Kölbel, Max (Hrsg.). - London [u.a.] : Bloomsbury, 2014
UB Frankfurt Linguistik
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New directions in the philosophy of language
In: The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of language (London, 2014), p. 251-265
MPI für Psycholinguistik
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The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of language
García-Carpintero, Manuel; Kölbel, Max. - London : Bloomsbury, 2014
MPI für Psycholinguistik
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Truth and pluralism : current debates
Hinzen, Wolfram; Fumerton, Richard A.; Barnard, Robert W.. - Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2013
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UB Frankfurt Linguistik
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Continuum companion to the philosophy of language
Zalabardo, José L.; Higginbotham, James; Glüer, Kathrin. - London [u.a.] : Continuum, 2012
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UB Frankfurt Linguistik
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Vagueness as semantic
In: Cuts and clouds (Oxford, 2010), p. 304-326
MPI für Psycholinguistik
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The evidence for relativism
In: Synthese. - Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer Science+Business Media 166 (2009) 2, 375-395
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OLC Linguistik
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The evidence for relativism
In: Synthese. - Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer Science+Business Media 166 (2008) 2, 375-395
OLC Linguistik
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Relative truth
Kölbel, Max (Hrsg.); García-Carpintero, Manuel (Hrsg.). - Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2008
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UB Frankfurt Linguistik
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Introduction: Motivations for relativism
In: Relative truth. - Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press (2008), 1-38
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