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Pragmatic implicature is distinct from semantic entailment in linguistics
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Linguistic and neuroimaging evidence clearly differentiates pragmatic implicatures (such as scalar inferences) from literal semantic entailments, showing distinct cognitive processing pathways and theoretical boundaries.

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Context-Sensitivity and Individual Differences in the Derivation of Scalar Implicature.
2018 · cited by 8
The paper discusses the semantic interpretation of the quantifier some carrying a minimum truth condition (at least one) versus its pragmatically enriched scalar implicature (not all).
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Neural correlates of fine-grained meaning distinctions: An fMRI investigation of scalar quantifiers.
2017 · cited by 5
The study investigates the neural distinctions between inferential scalar implicatures and literal semantic meanings.
Early ERP Evidence for Children's and Adult's Sensitivity to Scalar Implicatures Triggered by Existential Quantifiers (<i>Some</i>).
2021 · cited by 1
The research examines how children and adults process scalar implicatures as pragmatic interpretations distinct from base semantic meanings.
Cross-Linguistic Variation in the Meaning of Quantifiers: Implications for Pragmatic Enrichment.
2019 · cited by 1
The paper highlights how the truth-conditional semantic entailment of terms like some differs from their pragmatic enrichment in context.
Axiological connotation and the semantic-pragmatic distinction
2023 · cited by 1
The paper analyzes the semantic-pragmatic distinction, contrasting truth-conditional and encoded content with top-down pragmatic processes.
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  1. Context-Sensitivity and Individual Differences in the Derivation of Scalar Implicature.peer-reviewedsupports
  2. Neural correlates of fine-grained meaning distinctions: An fMRI investigation of scalar quantifiers.peer-reviewedsupports
  3. Early ERP Evidence for Children's and Adult's Sensitivity to Scalar Implicatures Triggered by Existential Quantifiers (<i>Some</i>).peer-reviewedsupports
  4. Cross-Linguistic Variation in the Meaning of Quantifiers: Implications for Pragmatic Enrichment.peer-reviewedsupports
  5. Axiological connotation and the semantic-pragmatic distinctionpeer-reviewedsupports
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