Dream Report Pronouns, Local Binding, and Atttitudes De Se
P. Anand
October 3, 2007 DOI: 10.3765/salt.v17i0.2959 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Keywords | Linguistics |
| Key points | Argues that the possibility of a single proform referencing either counterpart in attitude reports is not simply another instance of the de re–de se distinction. Following Percus and Sauerland (2003b), the authors point to an asymmetry: a reading where the bodily counterpart kisses the mental counterpart is unacceptable, which the standard framework does not predict. |
Abstract
Within contemporary understanding of attitude reports, the possibility of a single proform referencing either counterpart would appear to be simply another manifestation of the de re-de se distinction (Lewis 1979), as well as its attendant linguistic ambiguities. However, as first noted by Percus and Sauerland (2003b), there is a striking asymmetry in the possible counterparts for the pronouns in (1) – a reading where the the bodily counterpart kissing the mental counterpart is unacceptable.