FLOC 2018: FEDERATED LOGIC CONFERENCE 2018
Paychecks, Presupposition, and Dependent Types

Authors: Ribeka Tanaka, Koji Mineshima and Daisuke Bekki

Paper Information

Title:Paychecks, Presupposition, and Dependent Types
Authors:Ribeka Tanaka, Koji Mineshima and Daisuke Bekki
Proceedings:NLCS pre-workshop papers
Editors: Larry Moss, Valeria de Paiva and Ash Asudeh
Keywords:paycheck pronouns, anaphora, presupposition, dependent type theory, proof-theoretic semantics
Abstract:

ABSTRACT. This paper proposes an analysis of paycheck sentences in the framework of Dependent Type Semantics. We account for the anaphora resolution of paycheck pronouns by using dependent function types in dependent type theory. We argue that the presupposition of the possessive NP provides a function that contributes to the paycheck reading. The proposed analysis provides a uniform treatment of paycheck pronouns and standard referential pronouns, without introducing additional formal mechanisms to the system.

Pages:10
Talk:Jul 07 12:00 (Session 26K: Contributed papers)
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