| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10459770 | Journal of Memory and Language | 2012 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We describe a novel implicature, the Non-Actuality Implicature (NAI). ⺠The presence of an NAI increases acceptability of non-matching elliptical sentences. ⺠The presence of an NAI increases the likelihood of choosing that constituent as an antecedent of an ellipsis. ⺠The presence of an NAI facilitates reading of sentences with ellipses. ⺠We present an interpretation of these effects in which the NAI constrains the likely Question Under Discussion (QUD).
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Authors
Margaret Grant, Charles Jr., Lyn Frazier,