Sentence examples for analysis of definite from inspiring English sources

This suggests that the analysis of definite descriptions is facilitated by the kind of partiality that situation semantics provides.

But according to Ludlow and Segal (2003), if we combine this pragmatic distinction with the unified analysis of definite and indefinite descriptions there is something we can say about this last bit of residue.

The requirement perhaps has more evident plausibility than the others but it plays no role in Quine's fully regimented theory because in that theory singular terms are eliminated by the technique of Russell's analysis of definite descriptions.

An influential attack on the situation semantics approach to "incomplete" definite descriptions came from Soames 1986, who concluded that "the analysis of definite descriptions is not facilitated by the kind of partiality that situation semantics provides" (Soames 1986, 368).

The question is whether each of these constructions must be treated in a different way, or whether it is possible to unify their treatment with the analysis of definite descriptions discussed above.

Thus, intentional states are 'propositional attitudes.' Also importantly, Russell's famous analysis of definite descriptions into phrases employing existential quantifiers and general predicates underlay many subsequent philosophers' rejection of any conception of intentionality (like Meinong's) that sees in it a relation to non-existent objects.

The suggested analysis of our definite descriptions may be motivated by the assumption that "the fact that Sam is sad" is derived by nominalising "It is a fact that Sam is sad" and the assumption that in the latter sentence "It is a fact" takes "that Sam is sad" to make a sentence.

The impact of such misclassification is likely to be minimal as the results of the analysis of only definite cases also failed to find evidence of an increased risk associated with orlistat.

SEP induced by foreign bodies and broncholithiasis, like viral ones have to be excluded of the SEP series as emphasized by Fliedler (exclusion of 100 examples of so-called solitary papillomas after critical review and, analysis of 27 definite cases) [ 1].

Due to the lack of an independent burned area perimeter for validation, completely burned areas were distinguished from partially burned and unburned areas, based on their membership scores, for the purpose of restricting further analysis to definite burned areas.

At sensitivity analysis, the occurrence of definite or probable stent thrombosis explained 47 (28.3%) fatal cardiac events.