What is Presupposition Accommodation, Again?
Introduction Presupposition accommodation is the process by which the context is adjusted quietly and without fuss to accept the utterance of a sentence that imposes certain requirements on the context in which it is processed. In this paper, I explore some questions about accommodation that are...
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Presupposition accommodation is the process by which the context is adjusted
quietly and without fuss to accept the utterance of a sentence that
imposes certain requirements on the context in which it is processed.
In this paper, I explore some questions about accommodation that are still
often asked. There are complaints that the putative process involves mysterious
magic and that it is posited only to save a superfluous or wrong theory of
presupposition. I argue that these complaints are mistaken: accommodation
is not magic and is needed.
The paper has two parts: 1. Sections 1–4 explain the common ground
theory of presupposition and defend the need for and the propriety of
accommodation. 2. Sections 5–7 address some further questions about
accommodation and are somewhat more speculative. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/661382022-10-01T00:49:12Z What is Presupposition Accommodation, Again? von Fintel, Kai Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences von Fintel, Kai von Fintel, Kai Introduction Presupposition accommodation is the process by which the context is adjusted quietly and without fuss to accept the utterance of a sentence that imposes certain requirements on the context in which it is processed. In this paper, I explore some questions about accommodation that are still often asked. There are complaints that the putative process involves mysterious magic and that it is posited only to save a superfluous or wrong theory of presupposition. I argue that these complaints are mistaken: accommodation is not magic and is needed. The paper has two parts: 1. Sections 1–4 explain the common ground theory of presupposition and defend the need for and the propriety of accommodation. 2. Sections 5–7 address some further questions about accommodation and are somewhat more speculative. 2011-09-30T15:52:03Z 2011-09-30T15:52:03Z 2008-12 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1520-8583 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66138 von Fintel, Kai. “WHAT IS PRESUPPOSITION ACCOMMODATION, AGAIN?.” Philosophical Perspectives 22.1 (2008): 137-170. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7912-4246 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1520-8583.2008.00144.x Philosophical Perspectives, supplement of Nous Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Blackwell Publishing Prov. von Fintel |
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