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Linguistic and Philosophical Perspectives about Reference
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Bringing varied perspectives on problems related to reference from philosophers of language and linguists, this edited collection initiates a dialogue between the two fields. The contributors to this volume, both philosophers and linguists, answer four questions: What is reference? Is there reference to the abstract? Is there sentential reference? Is there reference to time? Each chapter is followed by two responses: A linguist will comment on what the philosopher said, and how it can impact the research made in the related linguistic field, while a philosopher will comment on what the linguist said, in a similar sort of fashion. Edited by Ana Clara Polakof, Linguistic and Philosophical Perspectives about Reference highlights ways that linguistics and philosophy of language are currently closely connected and can mutually benefit from sustained interaction.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: What Is Reference?
1. What Is Reference? A Philosopher's Perspective Arthur Sullivan
2. Comment to Arthur Sullivan's Paper Luciana Sanchez-Mendes
3. Reference and Natural Language Semantics Roberta Pires de Oliveira
4. Is a Semantics without Reference Philosophically Interesting? Eduarda Calado
Part 2: Is There Reference to the Abstract?
5. Reference to the Abstract Filipe Martone and Marco Ruffino
6. On the Reference of an Abstract: A Grammatical Approach Andrea Bohrn
7. Is There Reference to Abstract Objects in Natural Language? Friederike Moltmann
8. Commentary on Moltmann's Chapter Matías Gariazzo
Part 3: Is There Sentential Reference?
9. Is There Sentential Reference? Kepa Korta
10. Comment on “Is there Sentential Reference”? Fernando Carranza
11. Is There Sentential Reference? The Case of Event Sentences Ana Müller and Ana Clara Polakof
12. Sentential Reference and Event Sentences: A Rejoinder Tomás Barrero
Part 4: Is There Reference to Time?
13. Is There Reference to Time? María de Ponte
14. On the Internal and External Perspectives of Time in Linguistics Romina Trebisacce
15. Is There Reference to Time? Brenda Laca
16. Comment to Laca's “Is There Reference to Time?” David Rey
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Product details
| Published | Oct 16 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781666968330 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Philosophy of Language: Connections and Perspectives |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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