Presuppositions and Pronouns

Abstract

Preface Presupposition Presupposition projection Taking something for granted Presupposition vs. implicatures Projection vs. scope Where do they come from? A note on presupposition failure The Binding Theory Discourse representation theory From anaphora to presupposition Constraints on interpretation Applications and refinements Further remarks on binding and accommodation The Satisfaction Theory The theory The proviso problem The argument from truth-functionality The argument from improbability Further problems Diagnosis Dynamic Semantics The theory, and what is wrong with it Dynamic semantics vs. DRT Forward reference Other connectives, same story Conclusion Attitude Reports Presuppositional expressions in attitude contexts No satisfaction Belief in DRT Counterparts Presuppositions in and of belief reports Importation 'Want' Modals Modal subordination Modals presuppose their domains Constraints on modal subordination Conditionals Summing up Names Names and other definite descriptions Names and reference Names as presupposition inducers The intuition of rigidity Concluding remarks References