Introduction : Alternatives in semantics and pragmatics [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceThis chapter offers a state of the art on alternatives in current linguistic theory and provides an accessible but detailed overview of the use of alternatives in semantics and pragmatics.
Falaus, Anamaria
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Language and CognitionScalar words such as warm may give rise to inferences such as warm but not hot. Under standard accounts, such scalar implicatures are derived by negating stronger alternatives.
Radim Lacina +3 more
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Objectionable thick concepts in denials [PDF]
, 2009 So-called "thick" moral concepts are distinctive in that they somehow "hold together" evaluation and description. But how? This paper argues against the standard view that the evaluations which thick concepts may be used to convey belong to sense or ...
Väyrynen, Pekka
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Inferring Acceptance and Rejection in Dialogue by Default Rules of Inference
, 1996 This paper discusses the processes by which conversants in a dialogue can infer whether their assertions and proposals have been accepted or rejected by their conversational partners.
Walker, Marilyn A.
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SCALAR IMPLICATURE IN FACEBOOK
LINGUISTIK TERAPANThis research explores the phenomenon of scalar implicature in Facebook status updates, using Yule's systems theory to dissect the implied meanings conveyed through scalar expressions. The research reveals that scalar implicature significantly influences communication on Facebook, providing more insight into the construction of implicatures. Noteworthy
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Do Scalar Implicatures Prime? The Case of Exclusive 'or'.
, 2021 Understanding language requires comprehenders to understand not only what speakers say, but what speakers might imply. Scalar items (e.g. some, numerals) often invite comprehenders to compute scalar implicatures, pragmatically strengthening the semantic meaning of scalar items by negating their stronger alternatives.
Husband, Edward Matthew, Patson, Nikole
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Stephen C. Levinson, Presumptive meanings: the theory of generalized conversational implicature. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000. Pp. xxiii+480. [PDF]
, 2004 Carston, R
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Knowledge mapping of the research on lexical inferencing: A bibliometric analysis. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Yang H, Fan L, Yin H.
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The pragmatics of exhaustivity in embedded questions: an experimental comparison of know and predict in German and English. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Fricke L +3 more
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Availability of Alternatives and the Processing of Scalar Implicatures: A Visual World Eye-Tracking Study. [PDF]
Cogn Sci, 2016 Degen J, Tanenhaus MK.
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