Individual concepts and narrow scope illusions

Fox examines the individual concepts and narrow scope illusions. Given the de-dicto interpretation, one might think that the qualifier phrase "every boxcar" is interpreted within the scope of the attitude verb hope. But then Antecedent Contained Deletion (ACD) would not be resolved, contra...

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Published in:Snippets 2019-12 (37), p.30-32
Main Author: Fox, Danny
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antecedents
Scope
Verbs
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Summary:Fox examines the individual concepts and narrow scope illusions. Given the de-dicto interpretation, one might think that the qualifier phrase "every boxcar" is interpreted within the scope of the attitude verb hope. But then Antecedent Contained Deletion (ACD) would not be resolved, contrary to fact. The risk of leaving well-known observations about the scope is also cited.
ISSN:1590-1807
1590-1807
DOI:10.7358/snip-2019-037-foxa