Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases
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Resumo: | In this article, we show that cleft sentences may have ‘exhaustiveness effects’ quite different from the ‘identification by exclusion’ – which is the effect usually discussed by the literature (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981; KISS, 1998; WEDGWOOD; PETHO; CANN, 2006; BÜRING; KRIZ, 2013). To show this, we present a detailed study of cases in which we test the contextual effects triggered by clefts found in Brazilian magazines and newspapers. Our testing tools are modifiers that the literature associates with exhaustiveness, such as ‘only’ and ‘and nobody else’ (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981), and ‘exactly’ and ‘precisely’ (MENUZZI; ROISENBERG, 2010a). On the basis of such tests, we conclude that ‘exhaustiveness effects’ involve various types of inferences about the structure of the domain of the discourse referents, and may modify such a structure in many different ways. We believe this result puts into a new perspective many of the questions about the semantics and the pragmatics of clefts, in particular whether ‘exhaustiveness effects’ are conventionalized pragmatic inferences (such as a presupposition, or a generalized implicature), or particularized implicatures. |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of casesDiferentes efeitos de exaustividade em clivadas: um estudo descritivo de casosCleft sentencesExhaustiveness effectsIdentification by exclusionContextual set of alternativesPragmatic inferencesSentenças clivadasEfeitos de exaustividadeIdentificação por exclusãoConjunto contextual de alternativasInferências pragmáticasIn this article, we show that cleft sentences may have ‘exhaustiveness effects’ quite different from the ‘identification by exclusion’ – which is the effect usually discussed by the literature (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981; KISS, 1998; WEDGWOOD; PETHO; CANN, 2006; BÜRING; KRIZ, 2013). To show this, we present a detailed study of cases in which we test the contextual effects triggered by clefts found in Brazilian magazines and newspapers. Our testing tools are modifiers that the literature associates with exhaustiveness, such as ‘only’ and ‘and nobody else’ (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981), and ‘exactly’ and ‘precisely’ (MENUZZI; ROISENBERG, 2010a). On the basis of such tests, we conclude that ‘exhaustiveness effects’ involve various types of inferences about the structure of the domain of the discourse referents, and may modify such a structure in many different ways. We believe this result puts into a new perspective many of the questions about the semantics and the pragmatics of clefts, in particular whether ‘exhaustiveness effects’ are conventionalized pragmatic inferences (such as a presupposition, or a generalized implicature), or particularized implicatures.O objetivo do presente artigo é mostrar que há “efeitos de exaustividade” no uso das clivadas que diferem da “identificação por exclusão” – o efeito mais conhecido pela literatura (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981; KISS, 1998; WEDGWOOD; PETHO; CANN; 2006; BÜRING; KRIZ, 2013). Para atingir esse objetivo, apresentamos um estudo descritivo detalhado de casos, por meio do qual verificamos os efeitos contextuais de exemplos encontrados em jornais e revistas da imprensa brasileira. Utilizamos, para isso, modificadores associados pela literatura aos efeitos das clivadas sobre o “conjunto contextual de alternativas” – como “somente” e “e ninguém mais” (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981), “exatamente” e “precisamente” (MENUZZI; ROISENBERG, 2010a). Nossa conclusão é a de que os “efeitos de exaustividade” envolvem vários tipos de inferências acerca da estrutura do domínio de referentes do discurso e podem modificar essa estrutura de diversos modos. Esse resultado coloca sob nova perspectiva algumas das questões acerca da semântica e da pragmática das clivadas; em particular, a de saber quanto dos “efeitos de exaustividade” tem algum caráter “convencional” (como as pressuposições e as implicaturas generalizadas), e quanto é derivado por inferência pragmática particularizada.UNESP2015-02-23info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/620910.1590/1981-5794-1502-3ALFA: Revista de Linguística; v. 59 n. 1 (2015)1981-5794reponame:Alfa (São José do Rio Preto. Online)instname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPporenghttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/6209/5250https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/6209/5258Copyright (c) 2015 ALFA: Revista de Linguísticainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTeixeira, MarianaMenuzzi, Sérgio2015-04-28T23:07:57Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/6209Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1981-5794&lng=pt&nrm=isoPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpalfa@unesp.br1981-57940002-5216opendoar:2015-04-28T23:07:57Alfa (São José do Rio Preto. Online) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases Diferentes efeitos de exaustividade em clivadas: um estudo descritivo de casos |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases Teixeira, Mariana Cleft sentences Exhaustiveness effects Identification by exclusion Contextual set of alternatives Pragmatic inferences Sentenças clivadas Efeitos de exaustividade Identificação por exclusão Conjunto contextual de alternativas Inferências pragmáticas |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
title_full |
Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
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Different exhaustivity effects in clefts: a descriptive study of cases |
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Teixeira, Mariana |
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Teixeira, Mariana Menuzzi, Sérgio |
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Menuzzi, Sérgio |
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Teixeira, Mariana Menuzzi, Sérgio |
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Cleft sentences Exhaustiveness effects Identification by exclusion Contextual set of alternatives Pragmatic inferences Sentenças clivadas Efeitos de exaustividade Identificação por exclusão Conjunto contextual de alternativas Inferências pragmáticas |
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Cleft sentences Exhaustiveness effects Identification by exclusion Contextual set of alternatives Pragmatic inferences Sentenças clivadas Efeitos de exaustividade Identificação por exclusão Conjunto contextual de alternativas Inferências pragmáticas |
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In this article, we show that cleft sentences may have ‘exhaustiveness effects’ quite different from the ‘identification by exclusion’ – which is the effect usually discussed by the literature (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981; KISS, 1998; WEDGWOOD; PETHO; CANN, 2006; BÜRING; KRIZ, 2013). To show this, we present a detailed study of cases in which we test the contextual effects triggered by clefts found in Brazilian magazines and newspapers. Our testing tools are modifiers that the literature associates with exhaustiveness, such as ‘only’ and ‘and nobody else’ (ATLAS; LEVINSON, 1981; HORN, 1981), and ‘exactly’ and ‘precisely’ (MENUZZI; ROISENBERG, 2010a). On the basis of such tests, we conclude that ‘exhaustiveness effects’ involve various types of inferences about the structure of the domain of the discourse referents, and may modify such a structure in many different ways. We believe this result puts into a new perspective many of the questions about the semantics and the pragmatics of clefts, in particular whether ‘exhaustiveness effects’ are conventionalized pragmatic inferences (such as a presupposition, or a generalized implicature), or particularized implicatures. |
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