Measured Man 7 5-10

5.)How does Abel differentiate between Reference and Naming?
Reference is merely a word used to refer to something general, while naming is a distinctly human act, and is something.

6.)On page 66, Abel explains the historical significance of naming. Can you think of any examples he left out? Is there any contemporary example of which Abel would not be aware?
I cannot think of any other historical examples or any contemporary example

7.)What is the main function of naming? What doesn’t it do?
The main function of naming is to identify something with a word that means something. To identify, describe and show what the namee is. A human thing, to convey the unconveyable.

8.)What is the difference between sense and reference?
The difference between reference and sense is the fact that sense is what you feel and think and believe, while reference is merely talking about something else.

9.)How does Abel differentiate between Connotation and Denotation? What about Intension and Extension?
He says that Connotation is what you think of when you hear a word- ones that you know, while denotation is all the things in the world that fit that word. Intension is what is meant, while Extension is everything that could have been meant.

10.)What does Abel mean when he says: “Though meanings require words, they are not identical to words.” (p. 68)?
He means that meanings are described through words but have characteristics that are not expressed by words; they take on their own significance.