Modelling implicatures from modified numerals

Cummins, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.lingua.2012.09.006

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“…For example, (8) conveys that the speaker does not know whether more than 97 people got married that day. It has been claimed that, in general, 'more than n' gives rise to the clausal implicatures 'possibly n + 1' and 'possibly more than n + 1' (Cummins 2013). Central for the following discussion are the experiments by Cummins, Sauerland and Solt (2012), who provide support for the claim that the use of 'more than n' invites additional inferences about the possible range of values.…”

Section: Inferences From Comparatively Modified Numeralsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…The following examples are taken from either Cummins (2011), Cummins et al (2012), or Cummins (2013. Consider:…”

Section: Inferences From Comparatively Modified Numeralsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a theoretical article, Chris Cummins's proposed an optimality theoretic model of the experimental results (Cummins 2013).…”

Section: An Optimality Theoretic Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a production model, the linguistic surface forms are the optimal output forms for an underlying input form. Cummins (2013) proposes an OT production model in which the constraints are special instances of Gricean maxims. The output forms are the modified numerals 'more than n', for example, 'more than 50', 'more than 60', 'more than 70', etc.…”

Section: An Optimality Theoretic Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cummins (2013) proposes an optimality theoretic model of the experimental findings. It is a one-sided production model with free constraint ranking.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Inferences From Comparatively Modified Numeralsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…The following examples are taken from either Cummins (2011), Cummins et al (2012), or Cummins (2013. Consider:…”

Section: Inferences From Comparatively Modified Numeralsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a theoretical article, Chris Cummins's proposed an optimality theoretic model of the experimental results (Cummins 2013).…”

Section: An Optimality Theoretic Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: An Optimality Theoretic Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cummins (2013) proposes an optimality theoretic model of the experimental findings. It is a one-sided production model with free constraint ranking.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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