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embedded implicature: a standalone construct

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Semantics

scalar inference that appears to be computed inside the scope of another operator, such as a quantifier or belief verb, rather than for the whole sentence.

In semantics, embedded implicature refers to scalar inference that appears to be computed inside the scope of another operator, such as a quantifier or belief verb, rather than for the whole sentence. This meaning comes from Geurts (2009) in Semantics and Pragmatics.[1]

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belief4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs implicature1 fields · 3 citationsanchor · a standalone construct inference3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Geurts, B., & Pouscoulous, N. (2009). Embedded implicatures?!? Semantics and Pragmatics, 2. https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.2.4

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