Presupposition and Assertion in Dynamic Semantics

Part I. Theories of Presupposition: 1. Introduction 2. Presuppositions and how to spot them 3. Multivalence and partiality 4. Cancellation and filtering 5. Dynamic semantics 6. Accommodation Part II. A Dynamic Account: 7. Two birds and one stone 8. A bit like English 9. Presupposition and modality in ABLE 10. Let's get real! 11. Connections and directions 12. Conclusions.

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