Context-Sensitivity and Individual Differences in the Derivation of Scalar Implicature.

ABSTRACT: The derivation of scalar implicatures for the quantifier some has been widely studied to investigate the computation of pragmatically enriched meanings. For example, the sentence "I found some books" carries the semantic interpretation that at least one book was found, but its interpretation is often enriched to include the implicature that not all the books were found. The implicature is argued to be more likely to arise when it is relevant for addressing a question under discussion (QUD) in the context, e.g., when "I found some books" is uttered in response to "Did you find all the books?" as opposed to "Did you find any books?". However, most experimental studies have not examined the influence of context on some, instead testing some sentences in isolation. Moreove

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6158351 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature