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Some utterances are underinformative

The onset and time course of scalar inferences

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ID23316360
AuthorsLewis Bott (0000-0002-4926-1231, Institut des Sciences Cognitives, corresponding author), Ira Noveck (0000-0002-3401-9629, Institut des Sciences Cognitives), Ira A Noveck
Year2004
Volume51
Issue3
Pages437-457
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Memory and Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0749-596X • E-ISSN: 1096-0821
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jml.2004.05.006
OpenAlexW2083487049
LanguageEN
Citations received176
References cited17

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology) · Inference · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Proposition · Relevance theory · Sentence · Utterance · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Psychology

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