In this chapter, I start with the notion of reference as speaker’s meaning and then move on to consider García-Carpintero’s (2000) idea that a conceptual dimension of referential expressions can be captured through a notion of presupposition. I try to discover how this presupposition is attached, what its characteristics are and what possible objections can be levelled to the theory.

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On the Distinction Between Reference and Referential Presuppositions

  • Alessandro Capone

摘要

In this chapter, I start with the notion of reference as speaker’s meaning and then move on to consider García-Carpintero’s (2000) idea that a conceptual dimension of referential expressions can be captured through a notion of presupposition. I try to discover how this presupposition is attached, what its characteristics are and what possible objections can be levelled to the theory.