Judge dependence, epistemic modals, and predicates of personal taste
Judge dependence, epistemic modals, and predicates of personal taste
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判断依赖、认知模态和个人品味谓词
DOI:
10.1007/s10988-008-9023-4
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
T. Stephenson
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作者:
T. Stephenson
Predicates of personal taste (fun, tasty) and epistemic modals (might, must) share a similar analytical difficulty in determining whose taste or knowledge is being expressed. Accordingly, they have parallel behavior in attitude reports and in a certain kind of disagreement. On the other hand, they differ in how freely they can be linked to a contextually salient individual, with epistemic modals being much more restricted in this respect. I propose an account of both classes using Lasersohn’s (Linguistics and Philosophy 28: 643–686, 2005) “judge” parameter, at the same time arguing for crucial changes to Lasersohn’s view in order to allow the extension to epistemic modals and address empirical problems faced by his account.