Anaphora and Semantic Innocence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22882096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J P Smit (0000-0003-1524-8845, Stellenbosch University), Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen (0000-0002-5023-3449, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-124 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Semantics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-5133 • E-ISSN: 1477-4593 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jos/ffp012 |
| OpenAlex | W2068499814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Semantic theories that violate semantic innocence, that is require reference shifts when terms are embedded in ‘that’ clauses and the like, are often challenged by producing sentences where an anaphoric expression, while not itself embedded in a context in which reference shifts, is anaphoric on an antecedent expression that is embedded in such a context. This, in conjunction with a widely accepted principle concerning unproblematic anaphora (the ‘Principle of Anaphoric Reference’), is used to show that such reference shifting has absurd consequences. We show that it is the widely accepted principle concerning anaphora that is to be blamed for these consequences and not the supposed sin of reference shifting.
Anaphora (linguistics) · Innocence · Library science · Political science · Programming language · Resolution (logic) · Semantics (computer science) · Artificial Intelligence · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |