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Pragmatic implicature is distinct from semantic entailment in linguistics

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Is it true that pragmatic implicature is distinct from semantic entailment in linguistics?

Yes. 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
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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X, Y., U, M., & R, F. (2018). Context-Sensitivity and Individual Differences in the Derivation of Scalar Implicature.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01720

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Neural correlates of fine-grained meaning distinctions: An fMRI investigation of scalar quantifiers.
2017
The study investigates the neural distinctions between inferential scalar implicatures and literal semantic meanings.
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J, Z., X, J., S, P., & X, Z. (2017). Neural correlates of fine-grained meaning distinctions: An fMRI investigation of scalar quantifiers.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.23633

Early ERP Evidence for Children's and Adult's Sensitivity to Scalar Implicatures Triggered by Existential Quantifiers (<i>Some</i>).
2021
The research examines how children and adults process scalar implicatures as pragmatic interpretations distinct from base semantic meanings.
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D, P., E, O., & N, M. (2021). Early ERP Evidence for Children's and Adult's Sensitivity to Scalar Implicatures Triggered by Existential Quantifiers (<i>Some</i>).. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657408

Cross-Linguistic Variation in the Meaning of Quantifiers: Implications for Pragmatic Enrichment.
2019
The paper highlights how the truth-conditional semantic entailment of terms like some differs from their pragmatic enrichment in context.
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P, S., A, S., V, D., LE, D., & AC, R. (2019). Cross-Linguistic Variation in the Meaning of Quantifiers: Implications for Pragmatic Enrichment.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00957

Axiological connotation and the semantic-pragmatic distinction
2023
The paper analyzes the semantic-pragmatic distinction, contrasting truth-conditional and encoded content with top-down pragmatic processes.
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Bourmayan, A. (2023). Axiological connotation and the semantic-pragmatic distinction. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.4000/lexis.6979

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