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  • Linguistics
  • Semantics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Compositional, truth-conditional semantics often uses phrasal acceptability to infer lexical properties.
  • Examples like 'completely full' vs. 'completely tall' illustrate this method.
  • However, this approach can yield counterintuitive results, as seen with 'slightly bent' vs. 'slightly cheap'.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reliability of acceptability judgments in semantic research.
  • To address the discrepancy between semantic theories and intuitive metaphysical intuitions.
  • To propose a revised framework for understanding adjectival scale structure.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of acceptability data for adjectival phrases.
  • Examination of scalar endpoint specification in lexical entries.
  • Theoretical modeling of a two-stage semantic interpretation system.

Main Results:

  • Acceptability data, while informative, can be misleading when directly mapped to lexical properties.
  • The interpretation of scalar adjectives is more complex than previously assumed.
  • A two-stage interpretation model can account for observed acceptability patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Semantic theories should not solely rely on direct acceptability judgments for lexical inferences.
  • A nuanced, multi-stage interpretation process better explains semantic phenomena.
  • This framework helps bridge the gap between semantic theory and metaphysical intuition.