G&S p. 359: Terms can be pragmatically rigid without being semantically rigid. "Your father" is not semantically rigid, but pragmatically rigid for anyone who knows who their father is.
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The question
- answer : String
The answer
- semanticallyRigid : Bool
Is the term semantically rigid?
- pragmaticallyRigid : Bool
Is the term pragmatically rigid (in typical contexts)?
- requiredInformation : String
What information makes it pragmatically rigid?
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Explanation
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G&S p. 359: "Your father" example
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G&S p. 359: Tour de France example
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G&S p. 360: A FALSE proposition can give a TRUE pragmatic answer. This happens when the questioner has false beliefs that nevertheless lead them to the correct conclusion.
- question : String
The question
- answer : String
The answer given
- falseBelief : String
The false belief of the questioner
- propositionExpressed : String
The proposition expressed by the answer
- propositionTrue : Bool
Is the proposition true?
- conveysTrue : Bool
Does it convey true information to the questioner?
- informationReceived : String
What true information does the questioner receive?
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G&S p. 360: False proposition giving true pragmatic answer
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G&S p. 360-361: Indefinite terms can be pragmatically definite when the questioner's information uniquely identifies the referent.
- question : String
The question
- answer : String
The answer
- semanticallyDefinite : Bool
Is the term semantically definite?
- pragmaticallyDefinite : Bool
Is the term pragmatically definite (in context)?
- contextInfo : String
What context makes it pragmatically definite?
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Explanation
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G&S p. 360: "An elderly lady wearing glasses" example
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G&S p. 361-362: Non-exhaustive answers can pragmatically imply exhaustive information through background knowledge.
- question : String
The question
- answer : String
The explicitly non-exhaustive answer
- backgroundKnowledge : String
Background knowledge that enables inference
- exhaustiveConclusion : String
The exhaustive conclusion drawn
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Why this works
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G&S p. 362: Prof. A. example
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G&S p. 362: Same answer, different question, different result
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G&S p. 355: Semantic answerhood is a limit case of pragmatic answerhood. When J = I (no factual information), pragmatic = semantic.
- question : String
The question
- answer : String
The answer
- semanticAnswer : Bool
Is it a semantic answer?
- pragmaticAnswer : Bool
Is it a pragmatic answer in typical J?
- explanation : String
Why the difference?
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Definite description: pragmatically rigid but not semantically
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G&S p. 361: Indefinite terms are appropriate when speech participants have disharmonious information but must achieve information exchange.
- situation : String
Description of the situation
- question : String
The question
- answer : String
The answer
- questionerInfo : String
Questioner's information
- answererInfo : String
Answerer's information
- explanation : String
Why the exchange works
- source : String
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G&S p. 361: Boot shop example of disharmonious information
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G&S p. 363, 390: In highly institutionalized settings (courts, etc.), semantic answers are required because information sets vary widely.
- setting : String
The setting
- requirement : String
Why semantic answers are required
- acceptableAnswer : String
Example of acceptable answer
- unacceptableAnswer : String
Example of unacceptable answer
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Explanation
- source : String
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G&S p. 363, 390: Court testimony example
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G&S p. 355: Semantic answerhood as limit of pragmatic answerhood
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G&S p. 358: Why pragmatic properties make answering easier
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G&S p. 361: When indefinite terms constitute good answers
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