Full Idea
Recognising the definite description 'the man' as a quantifier phrase, rather than a singular term, is a real insight.
Gist of Idea
Recognising the definite description 'the man' as a quantifier phrase, not a singular term, is a real insight
Source
Scott Soames (Philosophy of Language [2010], 1.22)
Book Reference
Soames,Scott: 'Philosophy of Language' [Princeton 2010], p.24
A Reaction
'Would the man who threw the stone come forward' seems like a different usage from 'would the man in the black hat come forward'.