The Hidden Indexical Extended

The problem of substitution failure of coreferential names in propositional attitude constructions has figured prominently in philosophy of language. The hidden-indexical theory is a semantic solution to the problem that preserves our pre-theoretic intuitions about truth values. In this paper, I will extend the hidden-indexical theory to other constructions susceptible to substitution failure. I will begin with a discussion of substitution failure in propositional attitude constructions before providing a brief overview of the hidden-indexical solution. I will then extend the theory to constructions involving intensional transitive verbs, modal adverbs, and verb-phrase adverbs. I will conclude with a discussion on where this extension of the hidden-indexical theory leaves us with respect to our traditional semantic apparatus.

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2026-05-29
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https://doi.org/10.17615/fqqh-pb94
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The Hidden Indexical Extended

Hashim Durrani
UNC Libraries
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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The Hidden Indexical Extended

Hashim Durrani
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Abstract

The problem of substitution failure of coreferential names in propositional attitude constructions has figured prominently in philosophy of language. The hidden-indexical theory is a semantic solution to the problem that preserves our pre-theoretic intuitions about truth values. In this paper, I will extend the hidden-indexical theory to other constructions susceptible to substitution failure. I will begin with a discussion of substitution failure in propositional attitude constructions before providing a brief overview of the hidden-indexical solution. I will then extend the theory to constructions involving intensional transitive verbs, modal adverbs, and verb-phrase adverbs. I will conclude with a discussion on where this extension of the hidden-indexical theory leaves us with respect to our traditional semantic apparatus.

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