In a recent book, Jeffrey King (King 2001) argues that complexdemonstratives, i.e., noun phrases of the form `this/that F, are not singular terms. As such,they are not devices of direct reference contributing the referent to the proposition expressed.In this essay I challenge King's position and show how a direct reference view can handle the datahe proposes in favor of the quantificational account. I argue that when a complex demonstrativecannot be interpreted as a singular term, it is best understood as a case of deferredreference – in which case it should be viewed as an anaphora inheriting its value from a quantifiedterm – or as an emphatic description.
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机译：杰弗里·金（Jeffrey King）（King 2001）在最近的一本书中指出，复杂的指示语，即形式为'this / that F'的名词短语不是单数形式。因此，它们不是直接参照的工具，有助于将被引物带入所表达的命题。在本文中，我对金的立场提出了挑战，并展示了直接参照视图如何处理他提出的有利于量化说明的数据。我认为，当不能将复杂的指示语解释为单数形式时，最好将其理解为递延引用的一种情况-在这种情况下，应将其视为从量化项继承其价值的照应品-或强调描述。
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