Heim's file change semantics, often cited as paradigmatically dynamic, was explicitly developed to capture anaphora facts that Montague-style static semantics could not, targeting descriptive gaps rather than foundational explanatory priority.

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Anaphora(as an example of a syntactic dependency): When a word (usually a pronoun like 'it' or 'she') refers back to something mentioned earlier in the text.
File Change Semantics(specific semantic framework mentioned): A theory that explains how we mentally organize and update information as we read or listen, like updating files on a computer.
Heim (Irene Heim)(The statement discusses her specific theory called 'file change semantics'): A linguist and philosopher who developed important theories about how language works, particularly focusing on how words refer back to other words in sentences.
Montague (Richard Montague)(His approach is contrasted with Heim's newer theory): A logician and philosopher who created an influential mathematical system for understanding how language meaning works.

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