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But our || this language game can, I think, show us a reason why one may want || might wish to make the demonstrative pronoun || say that the demonstrative pronoun is a name: for the demonstrative “this” can never be without a meaning || bearer. One might say, || : “So long as there is a this, then the word ‘this’ has meaning, no matter whether this is simple or complex.” – But in fact that || this does not make it a name. On the contrary, – for we don't use a name by making a demonstrative gesture, but only explain it || a name isn't used with a demonstrative gesture, but only explained by it.

(2015–) Wittgenstein Source Bergen Nachlass Edition (WS-BNE). Edited by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen under the direction of Alois Pichler. In: Wittgenstein Source, curated by Alois Pichler (2009–) and Joseph Wang-Kathrein (2020–). (N) Bergen: WAB.

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