Referring expressions

Referring expressions

1. It is probably refer, and a thing identified is a referent

   • reference does depend on the context of use

2. Reference relations can be of different kinds; referents can be in a "real" or imaginary world, or in discourse itself, and they may be singular, plural, or collective.

   • A proper name like King Henry VIII,always refers to the same individual.
   • ‘Definite’ and ’indefinite’ are grammatical terms not directly parallel to the semantic terms ‘referring expression and ‘non-referring expression

3. His function in discourse is to identify some individual object.

   • In some contexts, an indefinite NP may be ambiguous between a specific vs. a non-specific interpretation.
     • Semantics: A Coursebook by JAMES R. HURFORD ,RENDAN HEASLEY, MICHAEL B. SMITH• Opaque context Recuperado de: https://es.slideshare.net/AshwagAlhamid/unit-4-referring-expressions

4. Pronouns can be used with quantifier phrases, like the pronoun "his" in sentence