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Schiffer, Stephen R. 1981. Indexicals and the theory of reference. Synthese 49 (1) : 43–100.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

indexical | reference

Annotation

S. provides a theory of meaning for indexicals. He also discusses the question of what determines the referent of an indexical, on a particular occasion of use, and which are the thoughts expressible by sentences containing indexicals.