Pronouns and Definite Descriptions


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Mandy Simons
Journal of Philosophy, vol. 93(8), 1996, pp. 408-420

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Simons, M. (1996). Pronouns and Definite Descriptions. Journal of Philosophy, 93(8), 408–420.


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Simons, Mandy. “Pronouns and Definite Descriptions.” Journal of Philosophy 93, no. 8 (1996): 408–420.


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Simons, Mandy. “Pronouns and Definite Descriptions.” Journal of Philosophy, vol. 93, no. 8, 1996, pp. 408–20.


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@article{mandy1996a,
  title = {Pronouns and Definite Descriptions},
  year = {1996},
  issue = {8},
  journal = {Journal of Philosophy},
  pages = {408-420},
  volume = {93},
  author = {Simons, Mandy}
}

Abstract
This paper is a response to George Wilson's 1991 paper, "Reference and Pronominal Descriptions." In it, I argue against Wilson's view that there is category of pronominal descriptions distinct from the category of attributive descriptions.