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question semantics: a standalone construct

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questionsemantics1 CONSTRUCTQuestion semanticsKARTTUNEN · SEMANTICS

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Semantics

the analysis of a question's meaning as the set of propositions that are its true answers, which fixes how embedded questions combine with verbs.

In semantics, question semantics refers to the analysis of a question's meaning as the set of propositions that are its true answers, which fixes how embedded questions combine with verbs. This meaning comes from Karttunen (1977) in Linguistics and Philosophy.[1]

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semantics2 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. Karttunen, L. (1977). Syntax and semantics of questions. Linguistics and Philosophy, 1(1), 3-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00351935

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