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Deferred Reference of Proper Names [PDF]

Journal of Semantics, 2021
AbstractIn this paper, we argue that proper names have deferred uses. Following Geoffrey Nunberg, we describe the deferred reference mechanism by which a linguistic expression refers to something in the world by exploiting a contextually salient relation between an index and the referent in question. Nunberg offered a thorough analysis of deferred uses
Katarzyna Kijania-Placek, Pawel Banás
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On Quasi-Proper Names

Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Occidentale
In this paper, I shall deal with quasi-(proper) names, that is expressions like ‘Mum’, ‘Dad’, ‘Grandpa’, ‘Grandma’ in English or ‘Papà’, ‘Mamma’, ‘Nonna’, ‘Nonno’ in Italian. My aim is to describe their uses and to throw further light on the theory of
Capone, Alessandro
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Proper Names as Rigid Designators [PDF]

RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2016
The article focuses on the critical analysis of the concept of proper names as rigid designators. The arguments in favor of the theory of meaning for ordinary proper names and its problems are considered.
A Z Chernyak
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Fictional Tellers: A Radical Fictionalist Semantics for Fictional Discourse [PDF]

Organon F, 2021
This essay proposes a dissolution of the so-called ‘semantic problem of fictional names’ by arguing that fictional names are only fictionally proper names.
Stefano Predelli
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NUME REALE ȘI NUME IMAGINARE DIN BASMUL ROMÂNESC. CONSIDERAȚII ASUPRA NUMELOR PROVENITE DIN SFERA APELATIVELOR VEGETALE / REAL AND IMAGINARY NAMES IN ROMANIAN FAIRY TALE. ON NAMES ORIGINATING FROM PLANT APPELLATION [PDF]

Incursiuni în imaginar, 2023
The paper „Real and Imaginary names in the Romanian fantastic fairy tales. On names originating from plat appellation” proposes the exploration of the anthroponymy of the genre: on the one hand, from the perspective of the onomastic elements that belong ...
Cristina-Ileana Ilea (Rogojină)
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Proper names in cognitive onomastics: Meaning and categorization of proper names

Onomástica desde América Latina, 2023
This theoretical paper gives an overview about how proper names and different name types exist in the mental system, also showing new solutions provided by the cognitive perspective in connection with old questions of name theory.
Katalin Reszegi
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Translation and Mistranslation of Proper Names: The Challenge of Proper Names and Common Words in the Translation Process [PDF]

, 2023
When translating, there are numerous factors to take into consideration in the process of choosing the equivalents of proper names in the target language. Interpreting translation as a special form of interlingual and intercultural communication, we have
Farkas, Tamás
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Peirce on Proper Names [PDF]

, 2021
This paper offers a developmental account of Peirce’s theory of proper names. It identifies two main dimensions of Peirce’s thinking on proper names, a “taxonomic dimension,” concerning the place of proper names within the taxonomy of signs, and a ...
Francesco Bellucci
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KOMPREHENSI PSIKOSOSIOSEMANTIK NAMA DIRI MAHASISWA IAIN SURAKARTA

Tarling, 2019
There is consideration by most parents in giving proper names for their children such as for expectation or praying. They use language varieties in supporting their expectations.
Irwan Rohardiyanto
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HOMOGRAPHIC PROPER NAMES: ON PECULIARITIES OF PRONUNCIATION REGISTRATION [PDF]

, 2020
The article considers phonetic variants of English proper names that comprise homographic groups, and some impairments during their registration in pronouncing dictionaries.
Rimma V. Kuzmina, Natalya K. Ivanova
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