Free Choice Disjunction and Epistemic Possibility
- T. Zimmermann
- Philosophy
- 1 December 2000
This paper offers an explanation of the fact that sentences of the form (1) ‘X may A or B’ may be construed as implying (2) ‘X may A and X may B’, especially if they are used to grant permission. It…
On the proper treatment of opacity in certain verbs
- T. Zimmermann
- Linguistics
- 1992
This paper is about the semantic analysis of referentially opaque verbs like seek and owe that give rise to nonspecific readings. It is argued that Montague's categorization (based on earlier work by…
Discourse and grammar : from sentence types to lexical categories
- G. Grewendorf, T. Zimmermann
- Linguistics
- 12 January 2012
This volume gives a representative glimpse of current research of form and function in grammar, its overarching topic is the relation between the major clause types and their canonical or idiosyncratic roles in discourse.
Pupillary responses to syntactic ambiguity of sentences
- Michael Schluroff, T. Zimmermann, R. B. Freeman, K. Hofmeister, T. Lorscheid, A. Weber
- Linguistics, PsychologyBrain and Language
- 1 March 1986
Monotonicity in opaque verbs
- T. Zimmermann
- Philosophy
- 15 March 2007
This monotonicity problem can be solved by analyzing unspecific readings as existential quantifications over the sub-properties of the property expressed by their object.
What's in two names?
- T. Zimmermann
- PhilosophyJournal of Semantics
- 1 February 2005
Two solutions to Saul's substitution problem are compared and it is pointed out that the semantic approach deals more easily with changing names as in (2), whereas the pragmatic account is more adequate in explaining hidden identity cases like (1).
Presuppositions and Discourse: Essays Offered to Hans Kamp
- R. Bäuerle, Uwe Reyle, T. Zimmermann
- Philosophy
- 23 March 2010
So it is hardly a decade ago that presupposition theory has been cast into a promising theoretical form. And as this provided an inspiring starting point for further research, we thought that, at the…
Social Influence or Rational Choice? Two Models and Their Contribution to Explaining Class Differentials in Student Educational Aspirations
- T. Zimmermann
- EducationEuropean Sociological Review
- 26 October 2019
Both the Wisconsin model of status attainment (WIM) and rational choice theory (RCT) indicate that social class differentials in student educational aspirations are partially determined by academic…
Introduction to semantics : an essential guide to the composition of meaning
- T. Zimmermann, W. Sternefeld
- Education, Linguistics
- 21 May 2013
This textbook starts with everyday observations about word meaning and use primarily and then gradually zooms in on the question of how speakers manage to meaningfully communicate with phrases, sentences, and texts they have never come across before.
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