This analysis explores self-reference concepts in language, highlighting implications for quotation and definitions.
I consider a view under which expressions are endowed with meaning rather than being assigned a meaning. I argue that self‐reference is still possible under such a view but that it requires fundamental changes in our understanding of quotation, definition and the principle of compositionality.
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Kit Fine (2025) studied this question.
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