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Proper names and formal semiotic

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I am indebted to William G. Lycan, George F. Schumm, and the referee for many helpful comments on the original draft of this paper.

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Boër, S.E. Proper names and formal semiotic. Synthese 38, 73–112 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484754

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