Descripciones definidas y negociación del significado : un punto de vista conversacional

Abstract

In this paper, the reader will find a critical review of Donnellan's well-known distinction between the 'referential' and the 'attributive' uses of definite descriptions. In this respect, Kripke's (1979) and Searle's (1979) proposals are examined. It is proposed that conversational analysis, based on the study of pragmatic principies and on the concept of negotiation, is an adequate alternative to other accounts. The analysis carried out also sheds light on sorne of the most important features of the communicative act.