Intuitions and Ambiguity Tests

Canadian Journal of Philosophy 17 (1):189 - 197 (1987)
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Abstract

Arnold Zwicky and Jerrold Sadock object to my test for distinguishing ambiguity from generality by offering a counterexample and general criticisms about the use of intuitions in the test. Though I disagree with their criticisms, their paper has helped me to become aware of the unclarity of my earlier paper in regard to generality.

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Negation, ambiguity, and presupposition.Jay David Atlas - 1977 - Linguistics and Philosophy 1 (3):321 - 336.
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A Non-Test for Ambiguity.Arnold M. Zwicky & Jerrold M. Sadock - 1987 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 17 (1):185 - 187.

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