Indexicals and Reference-Shifting: Towards a Pragmatic Approach.

I propose a pragmatic approach to the kind of reference-shifting occurring in indexicals as used in e.g. written notes and answering machine messages. I proceed in two steps. First, I prepare the ground by showing that the arguments against such a pragmatic approach raised in the recent literature f...

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Publicado en:Philosophy & Phenomenological Research Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 117 - 153
Autor principal: Åkerman, Jonas
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2017
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