Complex Demonstratives: A Quantificational Account

by Jeffrey C. King

Since the late 1970s, the orthodox view of complex 'that' phrases (e.g., 'that woman eating a granola bar') has been that they are contextually sensitive devices of direct reference. In Complex Demonstratives, Jeffrey King challenges that orthodoxy, showing that quantificational accounts not only are as effective as direct reference accounts but also handle a wider range of data.

After providing arguments against direct reference accounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262611694
• ISBN13: 9780262611695
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher