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The problem of indistinguishable participants is a well-known problem for D-type theories of donkey pronouns. Recently, Paul Elbourne has offered a D-type theory that purports to dissolve the problem of indistinguishable participants. I argue against Elboune’s solution.

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Kroll, N. On bishops and donkeys. Nat Lang Semantics 16, 359–372 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11050-008-9037-z

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