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This document discusses reference and inference in pragmatics. It explains that words themselves do not refer to anything directly, but rather people use words to refer to people and things. For successful reference to occur, listeners must make inferences to connect what is said to what is meant. Reference involves both the speaker's intention to identify something and the listener's recognition and interpretation of that intention through inferences based on context and shared background knowledge.
