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The paper examines the logic and semantics of knowledge attributions of the form “s knows whether A or B”. We analyze these constructions in an epistemic logic with alternative questions, and propose an account of the context-sensitivity of the corresponding sentences and of their presuppositions.
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We thank E. Chemla, H. van Ditmarsch, F. Roelofsen, B. Spector, and P. Schlenker for critical comments and helpful suggestions, as well as two anonymous reviewers. We also thank W. van der Hoek for his editorial assistance. Part of the research reported here was financially supported by the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Aloni, M., Égré, P. & de Jager, T. Knowing whether A or B. Synthese 190, 2595–2621 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9646-1
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