Some reflections on Chomsky’s notion of reference
Some reflections on Chomsky’s notion of reference

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I will focus on Chomsky’s interpretation of the notion of reference. I will summarize Chomsky’s criticisms against the externalize interpretation of such notion, and I will then focus on the internalize (and syntactic) interpretation that the MIT linguist provides. Then I will focus on the relation between the internalize interpretation and the notion of truth, discussing in particular Casalegno and Hinzen’s objections: I will point out that truth does not represent a particular problem for the internalized reference. Finally, I will show how Chomsky explains, inside the internalize perspective, the phenomenon of communication. In Conclusions, I will sketch two important points.

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