Presuppositions, Projection, and Accommodation - Theoretical Issues and Experimental Approaches
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1 Current Issues in Presupposition Theory 2 1.1 Basic Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Semantics vs. Pragmatics and Explanatory Challenges . . . . . . 5 1.2.1 The Triggering Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2.2 The Projection Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.3 Distinguishing Types of Presupposition Triggers . . . . . . . . . 11
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