Designation / / Michael Devitt.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Devitt, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1981]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 1981
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Part I --; Chapter 1: Description Theories Of Proper Names --; Chapter 2: A Causal Theory Of Designation (1) --; Part II --; Chapter 3: A Semantic Program --; Chapter 4: Defense Of The Program --; Part III --; Chapter 5: A Causal Theory Of Designation (2) --; Chapter 6: Empty Terms --; Chapter 7: Other Terms --; Part IV --; Chapter 8: Modal Contexts --; Chapter 9: Contexts Of Propositional Attitudes (1) --; Chapter 10: Contexts Of Propositional Attitudes (2) --; Glossary Of Special Semantic Terminology --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231880732; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/devi90836
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael Devitt.

An essay in the semantics of natural language and the theory of the semantic relationship the author calls designation and the meanings it bears on simple and complex expressions. Includes description theories of proper names, a causal theory of designation, an outline and defense of the semantic program, empty terms, other terms, modal contexts, and contexts of propositional attitudes.