(1) But in the following passage the syntax is such that the referent of the word lap is ambiguous.(2) Geoff Pullum complains about the use of the count noun troop for individual, rather than collective, referents .(3) This message, even when presented figuratively, uses extra linguistic referents to bring it in touch with the reality around us.(4) u201cthe Morning Staru201d and u201cthe Evening Staru201d have the same referent (the planet Venus)(5) Meaning postulates are not about the sense of words but about their referents .(6) Furthermore, demonstrative nominal and demonstrative pronominal anaphors appeared to function quite differently in expressing differences in transition stages of discourse referents .(7) u2018the Morning Staru2019 and u2018the Evening Staru2019 have the same referent (the planet Venus)
