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The types of reference and definite descriptions.
The article deals with the study of the types of reference and definite descriptions. The use of definite and indefinite reference is considered. The term «definite descriptions» is interpreted.
L. A. Ivanova
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Definite Descriptions and Quantifier Scope: Some Mates Cases Reconsidered
This paper reexamines some examples, discussed by Mates and others, of sentences containing both definite descriptions and quantifiers. It has frequently been claimed that these sentences provide evidence for the view that definite descriptions ...
Michael Glanzberg
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An Empirically Based System for Processing Definite Descriptions
We present an implemented system for processing definite descriptions in arbitrary domains. The design of the system is based on the results of a corpus analysis previously reported, which highlighted the prevalence of discourse-new descriptions in ...
Renata Vieira, Massimo Poesio
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Incomplete Descriptions and the Underdetermination Problem [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to discuss two phenomena related to the semantics of definite descriptions: that of incomplete uses of descriptions, and that of the underdetermination of referential uses of descriptions. The Russellian theorist has a way of
Moldovan, Andrei
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Red Wall: The Definitive Description [PDF]
The ‘Red Wall’ has become a key term in Britain’s political lexicon. James Kanagasooriam, who coined the phrase, and Elizabeth Simon, trace the emergence of the Red Wall as a concept, and argue that while it has been widely misunderstood and misused, the Red Wall has significant implications for predicting future elections.
Kanagasooriam, James, Simon, Elizabeth
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This paper focuses on the impact of social cognition on thes processing of linguistic information. More specifically, it brings some insights to Relevance theory's construal of MeaningNN, which seeks to account for non-propositional meanings.
Magali A. Mari, Misha-Laura Müller
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Experimental entanglement of temporal order [PDF]
The study of causal relations has recently been applied to the quantum realm, leading to the discovery that not all physical processes have a definite causal structure.
Giulia Rubino +6 more
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Use of Machine Learning to Identify Markers of Risk for Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome: A Preliminary Analysis. [PDF]
Objective The objective of this study was to examine whether machine learning has the capacity to prospectively identify and predict the emergence of Fragile X‐associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) among male fragile X premutation carriers (PCs). Methods We explored neuropsychological and motor evaluation metrics, brain magnetic resonance imaging ...
Gupta C +10 more
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Experimenting with the king of France: Topics, verifiability and definite descriptions
Definite descriptions with reference failure have been argued to give rise to different truth-value intuitions depending on the local linguistic context in which they appear.
Márta Abrusán, Kriszta Szendrői
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Open Banking: Definition and Description [PDF]
Open banking is diffusing rapidly in some economies. This article provides a definition of and some requirements for open banking and looks at some of its key enablers and inhibitors.
Phil Laplante, Nir Kshetri
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