Attention! 'Might' in Inquisitive Semantics
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Attention! Might in Inquisitive Semantics
This paper points out that the notion of meaning propounded by inquisitive semantics is not only suited to capture both informative and inquisitive content, but also a sentence’s potential to draw attention to certain possibilities. This gives rise to a novel analysis of might.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Semantics and Linguistic Theory
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2163-5951
DOI: 10.3765/salt.v19i0.2520