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E-type interpretation without e-type pronoun
how Peirce's graphs capture the uniqueness implication of donkey pronouns in discourse anaphora
pp. 971-990
Abstract
In this essay, we propose that Peirce’s Existential Graphs can derive the desired uniqueness implication (or in a weaker claim, the definite description readings) of donkey pronouns in conjunctive discourse (A man walks in the park. He whistles), without postulating a separate category of E-type pronouns.
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Pietarinen Ahti-Veikko J. (2015) Peirce's logic and philosophy of language. Synthese 192 (4).
Pages: 971-990
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-013-0325-x
Full citation:
He Chuansheng (2015) „E-type interpretation without e-type pronoun: how Peirce's graphs capture the uniqueness implication of donkey pronouns in discourse anaphora“. Synthese 192 (4), 971–990.