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v. 59 n. 1 (2017), A questão do contexto e da referência no campo da filosofia da linguagem e no campo semântico-pragmático
v. 59 n. 1 (2017)

Definite Descriptions, Presuppositions and Reference

A questão do contexto e da referência no campo da filosofia da linguagem e no campo semântico-pragmático
Publicado 26-04-2017
Marco Ruffino
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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Descrições definidas. Referência. Pressuposições.

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RUFFINO, Marco. Definite Descriptions, Presuppositions and Reference. Cadernos de Estudos Linguísticos, Campinas, SP, v. 59, n. 1, p. 37–52, 2017. DOI: 10.20396/cel.v59i1.8648396. Disponível em: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cel/article/view/8648396. Acesso em: 12 maio. 2026.
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In this article I review some fundamental aspects of the singularist view of definite descriptions taking as paradigm the Frege-Strawson version of it. I consider more closely the role of the definite article and its relation with presuppositions. Finally, I raise some doubts about the coherence of such approach as an explanation for the phenomenon of reference.

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