Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

local contexts: a standalone construct

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Semantics

theory that a presupposition is computed against the shortest-possible local context an incremental listener can derive, which predicts projection patterns.

In semantics, local contexts refers to theory that a presupposition is computed against the shortest-possible local context an incremental listener can derive, which predicts projection patterns. This meaning comes from Schlenker (2009) in Semantics and Pragmatics.[1]

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context4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs disembedding1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct presupposition2 fields · 2 citationsinvariant · one construct, two traditions

References

Schlenker, P. (2009). Local Contexts. Semantics and Pragmatics, 2. https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.2.3

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