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Prince, Ellen F. 1978. On the function of existential presupposition in discourse. Papers from the Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society 14 : 362–376.
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Article in journal
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English
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P. argues that in naturally-occurring discourse all potential presuppositions (also those that are 'canceled' or 'filtered out') have a pragmatic reflex. The point is made with reference to the existential presuppositions associated with definite noun phrases.