A dynamic semantics of single-wh and multiple-wh questions

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2021

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Dotlacil, Jakub
Roelofsen, Floris

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Abstract

We develop a uniform analysis of single-wh and multiple-wh questions couched in dynamic inquisitive semantics. The analysis captures the effects of number marking on which-phrases, and derives both mention-some and mention-all readings as well as an often neglected partial mention-some reading in multiple-wh questions.

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question semantics, multiple-wh questions, mention-some, dynamic inquisitive semantics

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Dotlacil , J & Roelofsen , F 2021 , A dynamic semantics of single-wh and multiple-wh questions . in Proceedings of SALT 30 . vol. 30 , Semantics and Linguistic Theory , Linguistic Society of America , pp. 376-395 . https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v30i0.4839