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Filik, Ruth; Ingram, Joanne; Moxey, Linda; Leuthold, Hartmut – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2021
According to the Presupposition-Denial Account, complement set reference arises when focus is on the "shortfall" between the amount conveyed by a natural language quantifier and a larger, expected amount. Negative quantifiers imply a shortfall, through the denial of a presupposition, whereas positive quantifiers do not. An exception may…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Linguistic Theory, Natural Language Processing, Form Classes (Languages)