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Stop beating the donkey! A fresh interpretation of conditional donkey sentences

Frapolli, Maria J. and San Ginés, Aránzazu (2017) Stop beating the donkey! A fresh interpretation of conditional donkey sentences. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 32 (1). pp. 7-24. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

We propose a new approach to conditional donkey sentences that allows us to face successfully the often called proportion problem. The main ingredients of the proposal are van Benthem's generalized quantifier approach to conditionals (van Benthem, 1984), and Barwise's situation semantics (Barwise, 1989). We present some experimental data supporting our proposal.


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Item Type: Published Article or Volume
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCID
Frapolli, Maria J.frapolli@ugr.es
San Ginés, Aránzazuaransangines@gmail.com
Additional Information: ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords: Conditional donkey sentences; the proportion problem
Subjects: General Issues > Data
General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2017 15:09
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2017 15:09
Item ID: 12872
Journal or Publication Title: THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL: http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v...
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1387/theoria.13941
Subjects: General Issues > Data
General Issues > Explanation
Date: January 2017
Page Range: pp. 7-24
Volume: 32
Number: 1
ISSN: 2171-679X
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12872

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