Aspectuality and scalar structure

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This paper focuses on the semantic and pragmatic properties of certain aspectual predicates (e.g. start) and degree modifiers (e.g. half). As is wellknown, such terms typically give rise to SCALAR IMPLICATURES (SIs). For instance, an utterance such as (1a) or (2a) is often taken to carry the implicature in (1b) and (2b) respectively.

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Studies in the Way of Words.Paul Grice - 1989 - Philosophy 65 (251):111-113.
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