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2018
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speech acts semantic content referential/attributive mental files Grice Donnellan Frege-Geach point reference contextualismSujets proches
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François Recanati, « Contextualism and Singular Reference », HAL-SHS : linguistique, ID : 10670/1.s4cjnz
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In the first half of this paper in honour of Charles Travis, I argue that the Contextualist Principle, according to which a sentence has content only in the context of a speech act, is still is a live option (contrary to widespread belief that it has been refuted). In the second half, I interpret Donnellan’s theory of reference as a case for contextualism, and I defend it against a widespread objection, by incorporating the speaker’s reference/semantic reference distinction into Donnellan's framework.