RT list: Would this example fall under the de dicto / de re distinction?

Dear friends,

Would the ambiguity in the example below be considered to fall under the de
dicto / de re ambiguity in the philosophy of language?

I'd appreciate any comments on this.

Many greetings,
Ernst-August Gutt

------- Example -----
(3) Susan told Jack what Brigitte had told her.
This statement could just mean that the information Susan told Jack is (or
happens to be) the same information that Brigitte had told Susan, without
Susan having told Jack about the source of the information.
However, on another possible interpretation, (3) could have a quite
different meaning, which could be paraphrased as follows:
(4) Susan told Jack, "Brigitte told me that ."
In this case, not only would the content of what Susan told Jack be the same
as told to her by Brigitte but Susan would also tell Jack that it was
Brigitte who gave her that information.
---------- End of example -------------
Received on Wed Mar 14 12:06:11 2007