Quantity implicatures
Quantity implicatures
Quantity implicatures
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Horn scales: examples1 Sentence: Wilma had many of the pearsHorn scale: 〈some, many, most, all〉Alternatives:Wilma had most of the pearsWilma had all of the pearsScalar <strong>implicatures</strong>:Bel S ¬(Wilma had most of the pears)Bel S ¬(Wilma had all of the pears)2 Sentence: Barney’s essay is okayHorn scale: 〈okay, brilliant〉Alternative: Barney’s essay is brilliantScalar implicature: Bel S ¬(Barney’s essay is brilliant)3 Sentence: Betty had an apple or a pearHorn scale: 〈or, and〉Alternative: Betty had an apple and a pearScalar implicature: Bel S ¬(Betty had an apple and a pear)<strong>Quantity</strong> <strong>implicatures</strong>
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