A note on name individuation and identifying descriptions
In “Public Proper names and Idiolectical Identifying Descriptions”, Glezakos (2009) puts forward a theory concerning the role of identifying descriptions in the theory of names. Her main claim is that such identifying descriptions serve to individuate names, i.e. to make it the case that a given...
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doaj-34556a2208ee4c2a8a4b8607ed6bf4392020-11-25T03:20:10ZafrStellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics1027-34172223-99362014-12-0143016517010.5774/43-0-165A note on name individuation and identifying descriptionsSmit, J. P. 0Stellenbosch University, South AfricaIn “Public Proper names and Idiolectical Identifying Descriptions”, Glezakos (2009) puts forward a theory concerning the role of identifying descriptions in the theory of names. Her main claim is that such identifying descriptions serve to individuate names, i.e. to make it the case that a given linguistic act containing a name N contains N, and not some phonetically/orthographically equivalent name. In this paper, I will claim that, while a lot of what Glezakos has to say about the role of descriptions is probably correct, such descriptive conditions are not needed to solve the individuation problem.https://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/165individuationcausal theoryreference |
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In “Public Proper names and Idiolectical Identifying Descriptions”, Glezakos (2009) puts
forward a theory concerning the role of identifying descriptions in the theory of names. Her
main claim is that such identifying descriptions serve to individuate names, i.e. to make it the
case that a given linguistic act containing a name N contains N, and not some
phonetically/orthographically equivalent name. In this paper, I will claim that, while a lot of
what Glezakos has to say about the role of descriptions is probably correct, such descriptive
conditions are not needed to solve the individuation problem. |
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individuation causal theory reference |
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