Jon Ander Mendia Colloquium
18 Seminary Place, Room 108Structuring ignorance Certain constructions in natural language are tied to an inference that the speaker cannot be more informative; they give rise to what is often referred to as 'ignorance inferences'. For instance, the sentences in (1) convey that the speaker doesn't know who/how many people came to the party. 1) a. Liz or Sue … Read More