A dynamic semantics of single-wh and multiple-wh questions
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2021
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Dotlacil, J
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, Taverne
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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