On the scope and nature of Maximise Presupposition
- The paper introduces the principle Maximise Presupposition and its cognates. The main focus of the literature and this article is on the inferences that arise as a result of reasoning with Maximise Presupposition ('anti-presuppositions'). I will review the arguments put forward for distinguishing them from other inference types, most notably presuppositions and conversational implicatures. I will zoom in on three main issues regarding Maximise Presupposition and these inferences critically discussed in the literature: epistemic strength(ening), projection, and the role of alternatives. I will discuss more recent views which argue for either a uniform treatment of anti-presuppositions and implicatures and/or a revision of the original principle in light of new data and developments in pragmatics.
| Author details: | Nadine BadeORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12416 |
| ISSN: | 1749-818X |
| Title of parent work (English): | Language and linguistics compass |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Place of publishing: | Oxford |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2021/06/23 |
| Publication year: | 2021 |
| Release date: | 2023/01/25 |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Article number: | e12416 |
| Number of pages: | 16 |
| Funding institution: | WOA Institution: UNIVERSITAET POTSDAM Blended DEAL: Projekt DEAL; Projekt DEAL |
| Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Linguistik |
| DDC classification: | 4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| License (German): |  CC-BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
