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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Sense and reference
Hi i just want to know if one of the following sentences have a sense or reference in sematics ? and why ?
1) The present king of France is bald .
2 ) By the year 3000,our descendants will have left Earth .
1) The present king of France is bald .
2 ) By the year 3000,our descendants will have left Earth .
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I am familiar with the first example. It has no reference because France is now a republic. I suppose that the second one also contains some sort of semantic barrier?
- I am familiar with the first example.
- It has no reference because France is now a republic.
- I suppose that the second one also contains some sort of semantic barrier?
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I am familiar with the first example. It has no reference because France is now a republic. I suppose that the second one also contains some sort of semantic barrier?
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