Partial plurality inferences of plural pronouns and dynamic pragmatic enrichment
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| Publication date | 2023 |
| Journal | Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory |
| Event | 33rd Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference |
| Volume | Issue number | 33 |
| Pages (from-to) | 151-171 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
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| Abstract |
I explore the semantics/pragmatics of plural pronouns by discussing the partial plurality inference that arises under quantificational subordination. I propose an anti-presupposition account coupled with Sudo’s (2023) dynamic implicature approach to plurality inferences based on plural information states,
i.e. sets of variable assignments (van den Berg 1996). I further
discuss the implications of the proposed analysis to the locality of
anti-presupposition calculation and difference between animate instances
and inanimate instances of plural pronouns in English.
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| Document type | Article |
| Note | Proceedings of the 33rd Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, held at Yale University, May 12–14, 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.3765/xs4db950 |
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