The Reference Book
| Author | : John Hawthorne |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2012-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199693672 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199693676 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Reference Book by : John Hawthorne
Download or read book The Reference Book written by John Hawthorne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do language and thought connect to things in the world? John Hawthorne and David Manley offer an original and ambitious treatment of the semantic phenomenon of reference and the cognitive phenomenon of singular thought, leading to a new unified account of definite and indefinite descriptions, names, and demonstratives.