Counterfactual Donkey Sentences : A Strict Conditional Analysis

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2015
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10.3765/salt.v25i0.3056
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Proceedings of SALT 25 / D'Antonio, Sarah; Moroney, Mary; Little, Carol Rose (ed.). - pp. 288-307. - ISSN 2163-5951
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We explore a distinction between 'high' and 'low' readings in counterfactual donkey sentences and observe three open issues in the current literature on these sentences: (i) van Rooij (2006) and Wang (2009) make different empirical predictions with respect to the availability of 'high' donkey readings. We settle this question in favour of van Rooij’s (2006) analysis. (ii) This analysis overgenerates with respect to weak readings in so-called 'identificational' donkey sentences. We argue that pronouns in these sentences should not be analysed as donkey pronouns, but as concealed questions or as part of a cleft. (iii) The analysis also undergenerates with respect to NPI licensing in counterfactual antecedents. We propose a strict conditional semantics for counterfactual donkey sentences that derives the correct licensing facts.
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400 Philology, Linguistics
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donkey sentences, counterfactuals, dynamic semantics, modal horizon, negative polarity items, strict conditional analysis, concealed question, cleft-construction
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SALT : 25th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, May 15, 2015 - May 17, 2015, Stanford, CA, USA
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ISO 690WALKER, Andreas, Maribel ROMERO, 2015. Counterfactual Donkey Sentences : A Strict Conditional Analysis. SALT : 25th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference. Stanford, CA, USA, May 15, 2015 - May 17, 2015. In: D'ANTONIO, Sarah, ed., Mary MORONEY, ed., Carol Rose LITTLE, ed.. Proceedings of SALT 25, pp. 288-307. ISSN 2163-5951. Available under: doi: 10.3765/salt.v25i0.3056
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@inproceedings{Walker2015Count-60046,
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  doi={10.3765/salt.v25i0.3056},
  title={Counterfactual Donkey Sentences : A Strict Conditional Analysis},
  issn={2163-5951},
  booktitle={Proceedings of SALT 25},
  pages={288--307},
  editor={D'Antonio, Sarah and Moroney, Mary and Little, Carol Rose},
  author={Walker, Andreas and Romero, Maribel}
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