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Paul P Marty¹, Emmanuel Chemla

¹MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Summary

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Scalar implicatures (SIs) require cognitive effort, but this study finds memory resources aren't involved in their core processing. This contrasts with previous findings, impacting psycholinguistic and pragmatic debates.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
Linguistics

Background:

Scalar implicatures (SIs) are inferred meanings from weak statements, implying stronger ones.
Previous research suggests SI processing engages central memory resources.
The precise level of SI processing involving memory resources remains debated.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of central memory resources in scalar implicature (SI) processing.
To differentiate resource involvement in SIs versus other pragmatic phenomena like 'only'.
To inform ongoing debates on grammar versus pragmatics.

Main Methods:

Utilized a dual-task approach to probe memory resource engagement.
Manipulated cognitive load on memory resources during sentence interpretation.
Compared processing of sentences with SIs versus sentences using 'only'.

Main Results:

Interfering with memory resources disrupted SI derivation.
Memory resource manipulation did not affect the interpretation of sentences with 'only'.
This dissociation suggests memory resources are not central to SI generation.

Conclusions:

Central memory resources are not involved in the core process generating scalar implicatures.
The findings highlight a distinction between SI processing and other pragmatic inferences.
This has implications for understanding the division of labor between grammar and pragmatics.