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Horn scale: a standalone construct

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Horn scale1 CONSTRUCTHorn scaleGAZDAR · PRAGMATICS

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Pragmatics

an ordered set of expressions of increasing informativeness, such as some and all, where using a weaker term implicates that the stronger ones do not hold.

In pragmatics, Horn scale refers to an ordered set of expressions of increasing informativeness, such as some and all, where using a weaker term implicates that the stronger ones do not hold. This meaning comes from Gazdar (1978) in Pragmatics.[1]

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References

  1. Gazdar, G. (1978). Pragmatics. Academic Press. ISBN 9780122784507

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