Abstract
Two theories concerning the syntax/semantic relation in proper names are contrasted. The theory developed by Longobardi assumes that proper names differ significantly from other noun phrases: being rigid designators they differ from definite descriptions with regard to their referential properties, to semantic composition and noun phrase internal movement. The theory, however, does not pose such a fundamental difference: proper names have a structure analogous to other kinds of noun phrases insofar as they are operator-predicate structures. We will show that the symmetrical theory has several advantages over the asymmetrical theory.
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