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    Linguistics

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    Contains research objectives and reports on one research project.National Science Foundation (Grant G-7364)National Science Foundation (Grant G-13903

    Toward a Universal Characterization of Passivization

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    Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society (1977), pp. 394-41

    Linguistics

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    Contains reports on seven research projects.National Science Foundation (Grant G-16526)National Institutes of Health (Grant MH-04737-03)U. S. Air Force (Electronics Systems Division) under Contract AF19(628)-248

    Some , And Possibly All, Scalar Inferences Are Not Delayed: Evidence For Immediate Pragmatic Enrichment

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    Scalar inferences are commonly generated when a speaker uses a weaker expression rather than a stronger alternative, e.g., John ate some of the apples implies that he did not eat them all. This article describes a visual-world study investigating how and when perceivers compute these inferences. Participants followed spoken instructions containing the scalar quantifier some directing them to interact with one of several referential targets (e.g., Click on the girl who has some of the balloons). Participants fixated on the target compatible with the implicated meaning of some and avoided a competitor compatible with the literal meaning prior to a disambiguating noun. Further, convergence on the target was as fast for some as for the non-scalar quantifiers none and all. These findings indicate that the scalar inference is computed immediately and is not delayed relative to the literal interpretation of some. It is argued that previous demonstrations that scalar inferences increase processing time are not necessarily due to delays in generating the inference itself, but rather arise because integrating the interpretation of the inference with relevant information in the context may require additional time. With sufficient contextual support, processing delays disappear

    Manual de produção de uvas viníferas de alta qualidade.

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