THE REFERENCE IN SEMANTIC STUDIES

Abstract

The reference has been treated in semantic studies through many approaches. All these approaches conceive it in a relation between an element belonging to the linguistic order and something that works as its counterpart. Some perspectives concerning the nature of referential relation are presented in this paper, which aims to show that it is the nature of the counterpart that determines the substantial contrasts among the different views regarding reference.

Keywords

• referência
• referenciação
• enunciação.