On Reference

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On Reference is written by Andrea Bianchi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0198714084 (ISBN 10) and 9780198714088 (ISBN 13).

What exactly is reference? And how can we characterize the semantic properties involved? Eighteen leading experts address the problems and debates that have arisen from these questions over the last century. They contribute to our understanding of the nature of reference, its role in cognition, and the place it should be given in semantic theory.