On the characterization of alternatives

We present an argument for revising the theory of alternatives for Scalar Implicatures and for Association with Focus. We argue that in both cases the alternatives are determined in the same way, as a contextual restriction of the focus value of the sentence, which, in turn, is defined in structure-...

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Published in:	Natural language semantics Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 87 - 107
Main Authors:	Fox, Danny, Katzir, Roni
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.03.2011 Springer Netherlands Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Alternatives Broken symmetry Constraints Context Definitions Focus Formal languages and grammars Homework Implicature Inference Linguistics Mathematics and linguistics Philosophy of Language Pragmatics Relevant alternatives Restrictions Saliency Scalarity Scalarity (Semantics) Scalars Semantics Social Sciences Stoles Symmetry Syntax Scalar implicature Relevance Contextual restriction Focus semantics Alternatives Semantics Focus Assertion Scalarity Implicature Formal semantics Symmetry
ISSN:	0925-854X, 1572-865X
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