Sharvy's theory of definite descriptions revisited

Berit Brogaard

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0114.2007.00285.x

Sharvy's theory of definite descriptions revisited

Berit Brogaard^*

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The paper revisits Sharvy's theory of plural definite descriptions. An alternative account of plural definite descriptions building on the ideas of plural quantification and non-distributive plural predication is developed. Finally, the alternative is extrapolated to account for generic uses of definite descriptions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-180
Number of pages	21
Journal	Pacific Philosophical Quarterly
Volume	88
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0114.2007.00285.x
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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