No. 15 (2018): Methods of Philosophy
Section 1. Analytic Philosophy

Reference in Formal Semantics and Natural Language: A Methodological Route

Francesca Boccuni
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Published 2019-03-13

Keywords

  • reference,
  • arbitrariness,
  • formal languages,
  • natural language

How to Cite

Boccuni, F. (2019). Reference in Formal Semantics and Natural Language: A Methodological Route. Phenomenology and Mind, (15), 24–35. https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-24969

Abstract

In this paper, I will tackle the notion of reference of singular terms in the light of a classic analytic divide, i.e. whether its analysis, like the analysis of other basic notions, should be carried out in natural language or in the semantics of formal frameworks. I will incline toward the latter strategy, and consider reference in classical first-order logic as the simplest framework in which to investigate reference.

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