Picky predicates
Why Believe Doesn't Like Interrogative Complements, and Other Puzzles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4568949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadine Theiler (0000-0003-1824-3791, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Floris Roelofsen (0000-0002-3224-5251, University of Amsterdam), Maria Aloni (0000-0002-8194-1173, University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-134 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Natural Language Semantics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0925-854X • E-ISSN: 1572-865X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11050-019-09152-9 |
| OpenAlex | W2920949016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 36 |
It is a long-standing puzzle why predicates like believe embed declarative but not interrogative complements (e.g., Bill believes that/*whether Mary left) and why predicates like wonder embed interrogative but not declarative complements (e.g., Bill wonders whether/*that Mary left). This paper shows how the selectional restrictions of a range of predicates (neg-raising predicates like believe, truth-evaluating predicates like be true, inquisitive predicates like wonder, and predicates of dependency like depend on) can be derived from semantic assumptions that can be independently motivated
Epistemology · Interrogative · Interrogative word · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Programming language · Proposition · Syntax · Wonder · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |