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One of the most basic themes in the philosophy of language is referential uptake, viz., the question of what counts as properly `understanding' a referring act in communication. In this inquiry, the particular line pursued goes back to Strawson's work on re-identification, but the immediate influence is that of Gareth Evans. It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to account for success in referential communication. A novel account is developed, resembling Evans' account in combining an external success condition with a Fregean one. But, in contrast to Evans, greater emphasis is placed on the action-enabling side of communication. Further topics discussed include the role of mental states in accounting for communication, the impact of re-identification on the understanding of referring acts, and Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction.
Readership: Philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists.
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Characterizing Referential Communication
Pages 1-30
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Mental States in Referential Communication
Pages 31-48
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Re-Identification in Referential Communication
Pages 49-67
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Accounting for Mental Reference
Pages 68-88
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Traditional Accounts of Success in Referential Communication
Pages 89-112
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Success in Referential Communication
- Authors
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- M. Paul
- Series Title
- Philosophical Studies Series
- Series Volume
- 80
- Copyright
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-3181-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-3181-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-7923-5974-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-90-481-5322-0
- Series ISSN
- 0921-8599
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 172
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