PP-2001-12: Dekker, Paul (2001) Dynamics and Pragmatics of ``Peirce's Puzzle''. [Report]
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Abstract
Charles Sanders Peirce (Peirce 1906) has recently regained the
interest of semanticists. It has been argued that the puzzle should be
analyzed by means of a dynamic or E-type analysis of non-bound
pronouns.
<BR>In this paper we will first argue that \puzzel,
basically, doesn't have anything to do with non-bound pronouns and
that, consequently, a dynamic or E-type analysis of pronouns misses
the point. We next show that Peirce's own, intuitively correct,
observations can be seen to follow from independently motivated
principles governing the use of indefinite noun phrases. The puzzle
constitutes further motivation for a perspective upon the semantics /
pragmatic interface recently under development in a dynamic setting.
| Item Type: | Report |
|---|---|
| Report Nr: | PP-2001-12 |
| Series Name: | Prepublication (PP) Series |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Conditionals, dynamic semantics, pragmatics |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2016 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2016 14:36 |
| URI: | https://eprints.illc.uva.nl/id/eprint/54 |
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