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Counterfactuals and Undefinedness: Homogeneity vs. Supervaluations
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In: Semantics and Linguistic Theory; Proceedings of SALT 30; 603-623 ; 2163-5951 (2021)
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Testing theories of plural meanings
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Plural morphology in English is associated with a multiplicity inference. For example, “Emily fed giraffes” is typically interpreted to mean that Emily fed multiple giraffes. It has long been observed that this inference disappears in downward-entailing linguistic environments, such as in the scope of negation. For example, “Emily didn't feed giraffes” does not merely suggest that she didn't feed multiple giraffes, but rather that she didn't feed any. There are three main approaches to explaining this puzzle: the first proposes that the plural is ambiguous, and invokes a preference for stronger meanings; the second derives multiplicity inferences as implicatures; and the third provides a homogeneity-based account. These different approaches can all account for the interpretation of the plural across upward- and downward-entailing environments. They differ, however, in what they predict for three further aspects of the plural: the status of positive and negative plural sentences in singular contexts, children's acquisition of plural meanings, and the relationship between plural meanings and scalar implicatures. In this paper, we report on three experiments investigating adults' and preschool-aged children's interpretation of plural morphology in English. The experiments reveal that participants distinguish positive and negative plural sentences presented in singular contexts, and that adults assign a different status to these positive and negative sentences. It is also observed that children, unlike adults, tend to accept underinformative positive plural sentences in singular contexts — in parallel with their behavior on standard scalar implicatures — while they are relatively more adult-like when it comes to negative plural sentences in the same contexts, showing a tendency to reject the negative sentences. We discuss how the findings of the three experiments are expected on a scalar implicature approach to multiplicity inferences, and the open challenges they pose for the ambiguity and homogeneity approaches.
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ambiguity; linguistics; morphology; multiplicity (mathematics); semantics; XXXXXX - Unknown
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URL: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:57075
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104307
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Plurality and crosslinguistic variation : an experimental investigation of the Turkish plural
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Reluctant Acceptance of the Literal Truth: Eye Tracking in the Covered Box Paradigm
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 20 (2016): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 20; 61-78 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 20 (2016): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 20; 61-78 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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A scalar implicature-based approach to Neg-raising
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 17 (2013): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 17; 473-490 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 17 (2013): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 17; 473-490 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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Scalar implicatures processing: slowly accepting the truth (literally)
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 19 (2015): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 19; 573-590 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 19 (2015): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 19; 573-590 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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Hierarchical structure and local contexts
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 21 Nr. 2 (2018): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 21; 1017-1034 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 21 No 2 (2018): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 21; 1017-1034 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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Toward a Structural Account of Conservativity
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 14 (2010): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 14; 373-387 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 14 (2010): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 14; 373-387 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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'De Re/De Dicto' Ambiguity and Presupposition Projection
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In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 13 Nr. 2 (2009): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 13; 425-438 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 13 No 2 (2009): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 13; 425-438 ; 2629-6055 (2019)
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Homogeneity or implicature : an experimental investigation of free choice
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Beyond the scope of acquisition : a novel perspective on the isomorphism effect from Broca's aphasia
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Homogeneity or implicature: An experimental investigation of free choice
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In: Semantics and Linguistic Theory; Proceedings of SALT 29; 706-726 ; 2163-5951 (2019)
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Testing theories of temporal inferences: Evidence from child language
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In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 3, No 1 (2018); 139 ; 2397-1835 (2018)
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The abundance inference of pluralised mass nouns is an implicature: Evidence from Greek
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