Attitude verbs’ local context
Journal article
Blumberg, Kyle and Goldstein, Simon. (2023). Attitude verbs’ local context. Linguistics and Philosophy. 46(3), pp. 483-507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-022-09373-y
Authors | Blumberg, Kyle and Goldstein, Simon |
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Abstract | Schlenker (Semant Pragmat 2(3):1–78, 2009; Philos Stud 151(1):115–142, 2010a; Mind 119(474):377–391, 2010b) provides an algorithm for deriving the presupposition projection properties of an expression from that expression’s classical semantics. In this paper, we consider the predictions of Schlenker’s algorithm as applied to attitude verbs. More specifically, we compare Schlenker’s theory with a prominent view which maintains that attitudes exhibit belief projection, so that presupposition triggers in their scope imply that the attitude holder believes the presupposition (Karttunen in Theor Linguist 34(1):181, 1974; Heim in J Semant 9(3):183–221, 1992; Sudo in The art and craft of semantics: a festschrift for Irene Heim, MIT Press, 2014). We show that Schlenker’s theory does not predict belief projection, and discuss several consequences of this result. |
Keywords | presupposition; local context; attitude verbs; modals |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Linguistics and Philosophy |
Journal citation | 46 (3), pp. 483-507 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1573-0549 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-022-09373-y |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85143986672 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 483-507 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Dec 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Oct 2022 |
Deposited | 17 May 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z072/attitude-verbs-local-context
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