“Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses”
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“Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that examines the semantics of pronouns and their interaction with quantification and relative clause structure in natural language.
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| “Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses” canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical paper ⓘ work on philosophy of language ⓘ |
| author | Gareth Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
analysis of quantificational structures
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analysis of relative clause constructions ⓘ theory of reference in natural language ⓘ understanding of natural language semantics ⓘ |
| examines |
formal representation of pronouns in logical form
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how pronouns depend on quantifier structure ⓘ how relative clauses affect pronoun interpretation ⓘ |
| field |
formal semantics
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
behavior of pronouns in relative clauses
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interaction of pronouns with quantifiers ⓘ semantics of pronouns ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
constraints on cross-sentential anaphora
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constraints on pronoun interpretation in relative clauses ⓘ distinction between different uses of pronouns ⓘ interaction between pronouns and quantificational structure ⓘ logical form of sentences with pronouns ⓘ quantificational binding of pronouns ⓘ relationship between syntactic position and pronoun reference ⓘ role of relative clause structure in pronoun interpretation ⓘ semantic contribution of pronouns ⓘ |
| influencedField |
formal semantics of pronouns
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linguistic semantics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theory of anaphora ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
foundational in the semantics of pronouns
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highly influential ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
anaphora
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binding ⓘ interaction between syntax and semantics ⓘ pronouns ⓘ quantification ⓘ referential dependence ⓘ relative clauses ⓘ scope of quantifiers ⓘ semantics of natural language ⓘ variable binding ⓘ |
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