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Semantics Basics: Sense and Reference

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What type of phrase are referring terms?

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In the phrase: 'You should have returned the textbook to the library on Thursday', which word is deictic?

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Quantifiers help to determine ____.

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The quantifiers "the", "that", and "this" can be considered to express _____.

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The quantifiers "a" and "an" can be considered to express _____.

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But, a phrase that is _____ is seen to refer to something specific, despite the quantifiers.

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In the same way that despite the quantifiers, a phrase that is _____ does not refer to something specific.

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A referring term applies to:

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Sense is

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Sense is used to work out an object with _____ _______,

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when it has ______ but no reference.

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Which statement captures the relationship between sense and reference the best?

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Another term for deixis is

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