Sloppy Identity
Autor: Claire Gardent
Herausgeber: Christian Retor'e
Although sloppy interpretation is usually accounted for
by theories of ellipsis, it often arises in non-elliptical
contexts. In this paper, a theory of sloppy interpretation is
provided which captures this fact. The underlying idea is that
sloppy interpretation results from a semantic constraint on
parallel structures and the theory is shown to predict sloppy
readings for deaccented and paycheck sentences as well as
relational-, event-, and one-anaphora. It is further shown to
capture the interaction of sloppy/strict ambiguity with
quantification and binding.
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