I argue for a theory of the optimal function of the speech act of referring, called the edenic theory. First, the act of singular reference is defined directly in terms of Gricean communicative intentions. Second, I propose a doxastic constraint on the ...

Demographic changes in Iceland, like almost everywhere in the world, have influenced the linguistic and cultural landscapes of preschools. The objective of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of how preschool can serve as an inclusive and ...

This paper examines business elites in the context of social networks, identity and residential homogeneity. Our focus is gender diversity in business elites and how social activities conducive to networking interact with residential homogeneity. We ...