The Denotation of Copredicative Nouns
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چکیده
Abstract Copredication is the phenomenon whereby two or more predicates seem to require that their argument denotes different things. The denotation of words copredicate has been broadly discussed. In this paper, I investigate metaphysics behind question. Thus, mereological theories dot objects claim these nouns denote complex entities; Asher (Lexical meaning in context, Cambridge University Press, 2011, https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511793936) thinks they bare particulars; and Activation Package Theory contends stand for multiple denotations. According Theory, copredicative knowledge structures offer a range potential contributes solve some metaphysical questions arise from copredication.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Erkenntnis
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0165-0106', '1572-8420']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-021-00493-8