A Multi-Model Modal Theory of I-Semantics Part I: Modals1
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This paper provides a semantic analysis of restrictions on quantification into doxastic modals uncovered by von Fintel and Iatridou (2003). The restrictions are made to follow from the architecture of a new theory of semantic interpretation, deriving from an asymmetry in the introduction of doxastic and non-doxastic modal bases. The analysis can be seen as a concrete extension of Kratzer (1991) that adds just enough structure to the semantics to be able to give a principled account of the restrictions on quantifying into doxastic modal statements. 1 Epistemic = {Doxastic, Metaphysical} Modal auxiliaries in English are typically associated with a multiplicity of readings. The modal must, for example, could indicate certainty, as in the prominent reading of (1a), or requirement, as in the prominent reading of (1b), while may can indicate possibility as in the prominent reading of (1c), or permission as in the prominent reading of (1d). (1) a. That must be Jones b. Jones must leave c. That may be Jones
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