Eye movement evidence for context-sensitive derivation of scalar inferences

A scalar expression like some can optionally have an enriched interpretation (approximately meaning “some, but not all”) depending on the context in which it appears. Numerous experiments using the self-paced reading method have found evidence that context has an online effect on the interpretation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Politzer-Ahles, S, Husband, E
Format: Journal article
Published: University of California Press 2017