Quotation: Compositionality and Innocence without Demonstration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2005
Source
Crítica, Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía
Volume
37
Issue
110
First Page
3
Last Page
33
Abstract
We discuss two kinds of quotation, namely indirect quotation (e.g., 'Anita said that Mexico is beautiful') and pure quotation (e.g., 'Mexico' has six letters). With respect to each, we have both a negative and a positive plaint. The negative plaint is that the strict Davidsonian (1968, 1979a) treatment of indirect and pure quotation cannot be correct. The positive plaint is an alternative account of how quotation of these two sorts works.
