/scope-without-syntax

Quantifier scope ambiguities are derived entirely from pragmatic assumptions, implemented in Game Theory.

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Scope Without Syntax: A Game Theoretic Approach -- Qualifying Paper

This is a public gir repository for my second qualifying paper.

Topic

I argue that the different availabilities of scope interpretations across languages and constructions falls out from several pragmatic assumptions, and that formal syntax is not necessary as a tool to explain this data.

I use Game Theory as a tool to explain the interactions between these pragmatic effects.

"Licence"

Cite with proper credit.

Smith, Luke. 2017. Scope without Syntax: A Game Theoretic Approach.

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