Quote: if meaning is distinct from reference than the parts of a sentence must also have a distinct meaning; yields vacuous answers

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The device proposed by Frege to this end … a special case of complex singular terms. Now, … the meaning of a singular term with its … same reference; and that a singular term does … reference. … if the meaning of a sentence is what … [Higg. has a more formal argument for the same result given any extensional language] … If we want a theory that gives the … from reference) of the parts. Up to here … But now, I would like to suggest we … Ask, for example, the meaning of "Theaetetus flies." … meaning of "flies" yields the meaning of "Theaetetus …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: if the meaning of a sentence is its reference than the same reference implies synonymy; this is intolerable

Quote: sentences are a special case of complex singular terms and predicates are a special case of functional expressions

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