Attention! Might in Inquisitive Semantics

Attention! Might in Inquisitive Semantics. Ciardelli, I., Groenendijk, J., & Roelofsen, F. In Ito, S. & Cormany, E., editors, Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT 19), pages 91-108, 2009. CLC Publications. The handout version of this paper (https://projects.illc.uva.nl/inquisitivesemantics/assets/files/handouts/CiardelliGroenendijkRoelofsen2009_SALT.pdf) presented a slightly different theory, which may be of independent interest.

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This paper points out that the notion of meaning propounded by inquisitive semantics is not only suited to capture both informative and inquisitive content, but also a sentence's potential to draw attention to certain possibilities. This gives rise to a novel analysis of 'might'.

@inproceedings{Ciardelli:09salt,
	abstract = {This paper points out that the notion of meaning propounded by inquisitive semantics is not only suited to capture both informative and inquisitive content, but also a sentence's potential to draw attention to certain possibilities. This gives rise to a novel analysis of 'might'.},
	author = {Ciardelli, Ivano and Groenendijk, Jeroen and Roelofsen, Floris},
	booktitle = {Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT 19)},
	date-modified = {2021-08-17 00:00:00 +0000},
	doi = {10.3765/salt.v19i0.2520},
	editor = {Ito, Satoshi and Cormany, Ed},
	handout = {https://projects.illc.uva.nl/inquisitivesemantics/assets/files/handouts/CiardelliGroenendijkRoelofsen2009_SALT.pdf},
	keywords = {inquisitive semantics,theoretical linguistics,attention,might,modality,free choice},
	mendeley-tags = {inquisitive semantics,theoretical linguistics},
	note = {The handout version of this paper (https://projects.illc.uva.nl/inquisitivesemantics/assets/files/handouts/CiardelliGroenendijkRoelofsen2009_SALT.pdf) presented a slightly different theory, which may be of independent interest.},
	pages = {91-108},
	publisher = {CLC Publications},
	title = {{Attention! Might in Inquisitive Semantics}},
	url = {https://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/SALT/article/view/2520/2268},
	year = {2009},
	Bdsk-Url-1 = {https://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/SALT/article/view/2520/2268},
	Bdsk-Url-2 = {https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v19i0.2520}}

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