Generics and Alternatives
In this paper we argue that for the (probabilistic) interpretation of generic sentences of the form “Gs are f,” three types of alternatives play a role: (i) alternative features of f, (ii) alternative groups, or kinds, of G, and (iii) alternative causal background factors. In the first part of this...
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| author | Arnold Kochari Robert Van Rooij Katrin Schulz |
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| description | In this paper we argue that for the (probabilistic) interpretation of generic sentences of the form “Gs are f,” three types of alternatives play a role: (i) alternative features of f, (ii) alternative groups, or kinds, of G, and (iii) alternative causal background factors. In the first part of this paper we argue for the relevance of these alternatives. In the second part, we describe the results of some experiments that empirically tested in particular the second use of alternatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6c980b38e5b46b292d16a4f5d4368d52022-12-21T17:59:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-07-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01274491580Generics and AlternativesArnold KochariRobert Van RooijKatrin SchulzIn this paper we argue that for the (probabilistic) interpretation of generic sentences of the form “Gs are f,” three types of alternatives play a role: (i) alternative features of f, (ii) alternative groups, or kinds, of G, and (iii) alternative causal background factors. In the first part of this paper we argue for the relevance of these alternatives. In the second part, we describe the results of some experiments that empirically tested in particular the second use of alternatives.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01274/fullgenericsalternativesprobabiltiysemanticsexperiments |
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| title | Generics and Alternatives |
| title_full | Generics and Alternatives |
| title_fullStr | Generics and Alternatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generics and Alternatives |
| title_short | Generics and Alternatives |
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| topic | generics alternatives probabiltiy semantics experiments |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01274/full |
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