October 1, 1985

Reference and Denotation: The Descriptive Model

Citation

Kronfeld, A. (1985). Reference and Denotation: The Descriptive Model. SRI International. Artificial Intelligence Center.

Abstract

This paper deals with a specific approach to the problem of reference that I call the descriptive model. In particular, I am going to examine some relations between this model and a certain distinction between referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions.

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Reference and Denotation: The Descriptive Model

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