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Googled Assertion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Recent work in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science (e.g., Clark and Chalmers 1998; Clark 2010a; Clark 2010b; Palermos 2014) can help to explain why certain kinds of assertions—made on the basis of information stored in our gadgets rather than in
Carter, J. Adam, Gordon, Emma C.
core   +4 more sources

Does reflection reduce the epistemic side‐effect effect? A new challenge to error accounts

open access: yesMind &Language, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 88-118, February 2026.
The epistemic side‐effect effect consists of an asymmetric pattern of knowledge attributions in harm and help cases, paralleling the Knobe effect for intentionality attributions. Error‐based accounts suggest the asymmetries arise from performance errors in harm cases. We challenge this claim with three new experimental studies designed to reduce errors.
Bartosz Maćkiewicz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computing Scalar Implicatures

open access: yesSemantics and Linguistic Theory, 2008
No abstract.
openaire   +2 more sources

African Lambdas II: Formal Semantics of African Languages—The Verbal and Clausal Domain

open access: yesLanguage and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT The formal semantic analysis of African languages is still a young subfield within theoretical linguistics. Starting with general overviews of the quantifier systems of individual African languages around two decades ago, there now exists a substantial body of fieldwork‐based and autochthonous formal semantic research conducted by both African
Malte Zimmermann
wiley   +1 more source

On Derived Change of State Verbs in Southern Aymara

open access: yesLanguages, 2021
There are two main approaches to change of state verbs. One adopts an approach in terms of a total change (becomeP, for base predicate P), i.e., a change from not being in the extension of the base predicate to being in it.
Gabriel Martínez Vera
doaj   +1 more source

Sorries seem to have the harder words

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, Volume 116, Issue 4, Page 757-769, November 2025.
Abstract Is someone who says ‘I'm genuinely sorry’ more sorry than someone who says ‘I'm really sorry’? The studies in this paper show that people use longer words when apologizing (Study 1) and interpret apologies with longer words as more apologetic (Study 2). This is in line with signalling accounts that propose that apologizers should incur a cost (
Shiri Lev‐Ari
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the timecourse of accessing conversational implicatures during incremental sentence interpretation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Many contextual inferences in utterance interpretation are explained as following from the nature of conversation and the assumption that participants are rational.
Altmann G.   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing Pragmatic Comprehension Competence in Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language: From the Perspective of Speech Acts in Chinese

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 2183-2200, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the pragmatic comprehension competence of Chinese speech acts among adult learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) and Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). A computerized Pragmatic Listening Judgment Task was adopted to collect accuracy and reaction time data from 88 participants from Mainland China and South Korea ...
Jing Jin, Yang Yang, Jieun Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Social Language Learning and Politeness in Autism: Key Insights for English Language Teachers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 2336-2347, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face challenges in pragmatic language use, particularly in foreign language learning contexts, yet the specific factors influencing pragmatic competence in these environments remain underexplored.
Gülşah Tıkız‐Ertürk   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Link Between Local Enrichment and Scalar Diversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Several recent studies have shown that different scalar terms are liable to give rise to scalar inferences at different rates (Doran et al., 2009, 2012; van Tiel et al., 2016).
Chao Sun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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