'Deferred reference' is the name given to the phenomenon whereby a speaker in using a singular form calls the audience's attention to one object in order to make some other object the semantic value of the singular term. For example, I could point at a picture of Ernie and say "He is a philosopher.' In calling your attention to the picture, I secure Ernie as the semantic value in context of my use of 'he'. In the present talk, I format novel accounts of deferred reference involving both indexicals and names

The talk will be followed by a reception. All welcome.

Monday 9th November, 17:15 - 18:15
Anna Morpurgo Davies Room, Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, Schwarzman Centre, Oxford