1: Introduction
2: The Foundations
3: Subsequent Developments
4: The Proper Treatment of Quantification
5: Proper Names
6: Definite Descriptions
7: Plurals and Generics
8: Indexicality and Pronouns
9: Definiteness, Strength, Partitives, and Referentiality
10: NPs in Discourse
11: Taking Stock

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Barbara Abbott is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at Michigan State University where for many years she taught semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language. Her published work includes articles in Natural Language Semantics, Language, Linguistics and Philosophy, Journal of Pragmatics, and Mind.

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