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Squiggle operator

In formal semantics, the squiggle operator ∼ {\displaystyle \sim } is an operator that constrains the occurrence of focus. In one common definition, the squiggle operator takes a syntactic argument α {\displaystyle \alpha } and a discourse salient argument C {\displaystyle C} and introduces a presupposition that the ordinary semantic value of C…

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Squiggle operator

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples6
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Squiggle operator

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related to Empirical motivation · 6
Squiggle operator → For, Helen, MANDY, No, STROOPWAFEL, The

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stroopwafel focus helen likes displaystyle denotation ordinary squiggle alpha expression presupposition sim semantics operator one formal constituent question antecedent focused

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationThe0.60section
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationFor0.60section
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationHelen0.60section
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationNo0.60section
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationMANDY0.60section
Squiggle operatorrelated to Empirical motivationSTROOPWAFEL0.60section

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