Multiple propositions, contextual variability, and the semantics/pragmatics interface
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چکیده
The term 'multiple-proposition (MP) theory' will be used to refer to theories which countenance counterexamples to the widespread implicit assumption that a simple indicative sentence (relative to a context of utterance) semantically expresses at most one proposition.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Synthese
دوره 190 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013