دانلود کتاب The Referential Mechanism of Proper Names: Cross-cultural Investigations into Referential Intuitions

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Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1 Introduction: Proper Names and Reference
1.1 Proper Names
1.2 The Reference Question of Proper Names
1.3 Rationale for the Book
1.3.1 Why the Reference of Proper Names?
1.3.2 Why Referential Intuitions?
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Methodology
1.6 Organization of the Book
Note
2 Classical Theories of Reference of Proper Names
2.1 The Reference Theory of Proper Names
2.1.1 The Descriptivist Theory of Reference
2.1.2 The Causal-Historical View of Reference
2.2 Armchair Theorizing Methodology
2.3 Empirical Challenges to Theories of Reference
2.4 Research Gap
2.5 Summary
Notes
3 An Account of Referential Intuitions
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Defining Referential Intuitions
3.2.1 Setting the Stage: Different Perspectives On Linguistics
3.2.2 Accounting for the Mental State of Intuitions
3.2.2.1 Intuitions as Seemings
3.2.2.2 Intuitions as Dispositional Responses
3.2.2.3 Intuitions as Judgments
3.2.2.4 Interim Summary
3.2.3 Accounting for the Content of Intuitions
3.3 Expert’s Intuition vs. Folk’s Intuition
3.4 Summary
Notes
4 The Cross-Cultural Variation in Referential Intuitions
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Study 1: The Cross-Cultural and Developmental Study
4.2.1 Hypotheses
4.2.2 Overall Design
4.2.3 Methods
4.2.3.1 Materials
4.2.3.2 Pilot Study On Adults
4.2.3.3 Participants
4.2.3.4 Procedure
4.2.4 Results and Analysis
4.3 Discussions
4.3.1 The Cultural Patterns of Referential Intuitions
4.3.2 The Development of Referential Intuitions
4.3.3 The Causes of the Cross-Cultural Variation
4.3.3.1 Initial Cultural Learning
4.3.3.2 Politeness Strategies
4.3.3.3 Perspective-Taking Strategies
4.4 Summary
Notes
5 The Effects of Moral Valence On Referential Intuitions
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Knobe Effect
5.2.1 The Knobe Effect in Experimental Philosophy
5.2.2 The Knobe Effect and Referential Intuitions
5.3 Study 2: The Moral Study
5.3.1 Methods
5.3.1.1 Materials
5.3.1.2 Participants
5.3.1.3 Predictions
5.3.2 Results and Analysis
5.4 Discussions
5.4.1 Moderate Effects of Moral Valence
5.4.2 Revisiting Variation in Vignettes
5.5 Summary
Notes
6 The Effects of Perspective-Taking On Referential Intuitions
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Perspectival Ambiguity in Gödel-Style Probes
6.1.2 Perspective-Taking in Language Comprehension
6.1.3 Cultural Effect On Perspective-Taking
6.1.4 Interim Summary
6.2 Study 3: The Perspective-Priming Study
6.2.1 Methods
6.2.1.1 Materials
6.2.1.2 Pilot Study
6.2.1.3 Participants
6.2.1.4 Procedure
6.2.2 Results and Analysis
6.2.2.1 Results of Task 1: The Spatial Perspective-Taking Task
6.2.2.2 Results of Task 2: Truth-Value Judgment Task
6.2.3 Discussion
6.3 Study 4: The Perspective-Taking Study
6.3.1 Methods
6.3.1.1 Materials
6.3.1.2 Participants
6.3.1.3 Procedure
6.3.2 Results and Analysis
6.3.2.1 TVJ Task: The Proportion of “No” Responses
6.3.2.2 Participants’ Justification Remarks
6.3.3 Summary
6.4 Study 5: A Follow-Up Study On Perspective-Taking
6.4.1 Methods
6.4.1.1 Materials
6.4.1.2 Participants
6.4.1.3 Procedure
6.4.2 Results and Analysis
6.4.3 Summary
6.5 General Discussions
Notes
7 Theorizing the Reference of Proper Names
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Nature of Reference
7.2.1 Three-Place Relation
7.2.2 Speaker’s Reference
7.3 Intuitions About Reference
7.3.1 Intuitions as Evidence
7.3.2 Revisiting the Expertise Defense
7.4 The Mechanism of Reference
7.4.1 The Monist Position
7.4.2 The Pluralist Position
7.4.2.1 The Hybrid View
7.4.2.2 The Ambiguous View
7.4.3 Taking Stock
7.5 Summary
Notes
8 Conclusions
8.1 Major Findings
8.2 Implications
8.3 Contributions
8.4 Limitations
8.5 Future Directions
Note
Appendix
Vignettes in Study 1
Instructions
The Discovery of Allheal
The Little Monk’s Pictures
The Walter Museum
The Super Dog Race
The Discovery of Claymen
Bibliography
Index