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Publication details [#6124]

Leonardi, Paolo and Marina Sbisà. 1979. Presupposizioni. Studi di Grammatica Italiana 7 : 245–252.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
Italian

Annotation

L. and S. discuss some semantic and pragmatic aspects of presuppositions, criticize the definition of pragmatic presupposition in terms of speaker's beliefs, and suggest that presuppositions act as an expansion of the context in the hearer's understanding of the speech act.