Sloppy Identity
cmp-lg
2008-02-03 v1 Computation and Language
Abstract
Although sloppy interpretation is usually accounted for by theories of ellipsis, it often arises in non-elliptical contexts. In this paper, a theory of sloppy interpretation is provided which captures this fact. The underlying idea is that sloppy interpretation results from a semantic constraint on parallel structures and the theory is shown to predict sloppy readings for deaccented and paycheck sentences as well as relational-, event-, and one-anaphora. It is further shown to capture the interaction of sloppy/strict ambiguity with quantification and binding.
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@article{arxiv.cmp-lg/9705002,
title = {Sloppy Identity},
author = {Claire Gardent},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9705002},
year = {2008}
}
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20 pages