Post-suppositions and uninterpretable questions

DOI10.1007/978-3-031-25894-7_9zbMATH Open1530.91509OpenAlexW4321608892MaRDI QIDQ6171972FDOQ6171972

Authors: Linmin Zhang 

Publication date: 16 August 2023

Published in: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25894-7_9

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zbMATH Keywords

dynamic semanticsdefinitenessintervention effects\textit{wh}-questionscumulative readingdegree questionsmodified numeralspost-suppositionsweak island effects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logic of natural languages (03B65) Linguistics (91F20)

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• Syntax and semantics of questions
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• Cumulative reading, QUD, and maximal informativeness

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