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How should we account for the contextual variability of knowledge claims? Many philosophers favour an invariantist account on which such contextual variability is due entirely to pragmatic factors, leaving no interesting context-sensitivity in the ...
Kindermann D.
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‘But’ implicatures: a study of the effect of working memory and argument characteristics [PDF]
This study aimed to investigate the possible cognitive costs involved in processing the implicatures from but and the conclusion introducing words so and nevertheless.
Leen Janssens, Walter Schaeken
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Comprehending Non-literal Language: Effects of Aging and Bilingualism [PDF]
A pressing issue that the twenty-first century is facing in many parts of the developed world is a rapidly aging population. Whilst several studies have looked at aging older adults and their language use in terms of vocabulary, syntax and sentence ...
Shamala Sundaray +3 more
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Conventional Implicatures in Argumentation
Despite the ubiquity of conventional implicatures in language and the critical role they play in argumentation, they have heretofore been almost entirely absent from theories of argument and the linguistic expression of reasoning.
Annette Hautli-Janisz +2 more
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Implicatures in Altfatah Nando’s Short Movie Terlanjur Mencinta
YouTube has been flooded with contents within a movie genre, mostly the products by junior creators. It is therefore important to appreciate their works to maintain their creativities and innovations.
Idha - Nurhamidah +2 more
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Public service announcements (PSAs) are the official way for governments to inform, educate and change public behaviour in order to reduce public health issues, such as Covid-19.
Susan Marbun +2 more
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Ignorance and competence implicatures in central Sicilian polar questions
In this paper we examine the distribution and functions of two optional particles found in polar questions in central Sicilian: chi and cusà. The import of these particles can best be understood if their distribution in various types of ‘non-canonical’
Valentina Bianchi, Silvio Cruschina
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This study aims to describe the observance of maxims of quantity and maxims of quality, describe violations of maxims of quantity and maxims of quality, and describe the implicatures found in Mata Najwa's episode of "Ironi Hari-Hari Ini".
Dyah Pratiwi, Gallant Kurnia Assidik
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Ascending tones as signifiers of cultural identity in northern England [PDF]
This study investigates prosodic patterns in dialects of Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds that distinguish northern English pronunciation from other regional types.
Demina Malvina Aleksandrovna +1 more
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Scalar Implicature, Hurford's Constraint, Contrastiveness and How They All Come Together
Disjunction with two scalar items, such as some or all of the books, has been regarded as evidence for the grammatical theory of scalar implicatures (e.g., Chierchia et al., 2012).
Satoshi Tomioka
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