Situations and Individuals Book

	Preface	xi
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
1.1	Overview of the Book	1
1.2	Accounting for Covariation	3
1.3	The Description-Theoretic Approach	5
1.4	Dynamic Theories	12
1.5	A Variable-Free Theory of Donkey Anaphora	34
1.6	Conclusion	39
Chapter 2	D-Type Pronouns	41
2.1	Introduction	41
2.2	Semantics	48
2.3	The Truth Conditions of Donkey Sentences	51
2.4	The Problem of the Formal Link	64
2.5	Donkey Sentences and Strict/Sloppy Identity	68
2.6	The Other Uses for D-Type Pronouns	79
2.7	Some Objections	83
2.8	Conclusion	91
Chapter 3	On the Semantics of Pronouns and Definite Articles	93
3.1	Introduction	93
3.2	Bound and Referential Pronouns	93
3.3	The Semantics of the Definite Article	98
3.4	Pronoun Plus Relative Clause	120
3.5	Pronouns Revisited	122
3.6	Conclusion	135
Chapter 4	Indistinguishable Participants	137
4.1	The Nature of the Problem	137
4.2	Previous D-Type Solutions	138
4.3	The Problem of Coordinate Subjects	145
4.4	A New D-Type Solution	146
4.5	Conclusion	156
Chapter 5	Japanese kare and kanozyo	159
5.1	Introduction	159
5.2	The Basic Data	159
5.3	Previous Accounts	161
5.4	A New Account	163
5.5	Consequences for Other Theories	165
5.6	A Residual Problem	166
5.7	Conclusion	168
Chapter 6	Proper Names	169
6.1	Introduction	169
6.2	Kripke's Objections to Descriptive Theories	173
6.3	Further Evidence in Favor of Burge's Theory	178
6.4	Conclusion	184
Chapter 7	Conclusion	185
7.1	Expressions of Type e	185
7.2	Accounting for Donkey Anaphora	185
7.3	Situations	186
Appendix A	DPL Calculations	189
A.1	A Conditional Donkey Sentence in DPL	189
A.2	A Relative-Clause Donkey Sentence in DPL	190
Appendix B	Situation Semantics Calculations	193
B.1	A Conditional Donkey Sentence	193
B.2	A Relative-Clause Donkey Sentence	196
	Notes	201
	References	221
	Index	231