The Semantics of Dynamic Conjunction
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In this paper we argue that a formal discourse-or dialogue-oriented theory of interpretation does not presuppose a dynamic notion of meaning. For the compo-sitional interpretation of anaphorical or other rhetorical relations in discourse, a richer notion of conjunction may be needed, but not a dynamic notion of meaning. The dynamics of interpretation can be understood to reside in the (classical) combination of the contents of various sentences which are located at diierent positions in discourse. We also argue that by shifting the focus towards the interaction between meaning and context, the dynamics of merging information can be fruitfully studied from a perspective more general than a strictly linear one.
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