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The Referential Mechanism of Proper Names - Cross-cultural Investigations into Referential Intuitions (Hardcover)
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The Referential Mechanism of Proper Names - Cross-cultural Investigations into Referential Intuitions (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics
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Each of us bears a unique name given to us at birth. When people
use your name, they typically refer to you. But what is the linkage
that ties a name to a person and hence allows it to refer? Li's
book approaches this question of reference empirically through the
medium of referential intuitions. Building on the literature on
philosophical and linguistic intuitions, she proposes a
linguistic-competence-based account of referential intuitions.
Subsequently, using a series of novel experiments, she investigates
the variation of referential intuitions across different cultures,
as well as the developmental trajectory and the underlying causes
of the observed cultural differences. What she finds is that the
cultural patterns of referential intuitions are already in place
around age seven, and the differences are largely attributable to
the distinct perspective-taking strategies favoured by easterners
and westerners, rather than the moral valence of actions involved
in the experimental materials. These results are taken to better
support referential pluralism (in particular, the ambiguous view)
than referential monism. By undertaking this fascinating research,
Li's book provides new insights into the cognitive mechanism
underlying people's referential usage of names. It will be valuable
to students and scholars of linguistics, philosophy of language and
experimental philosophy, and in particular, to those who research
into semantic intuitions and theories of reference.
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