摘要
It has long been noticed that focus is able to influence the truth-conditions of coun-terfactual conditionals.Namely,stressing different parts of a counterfactual leads to distinct interpretations.However,existing theories,such as those by von Finte1 and Rooth,fail to ad-equately account for this phenomenon.In this paper,I exposit the drawbacks of these theories and then propose a novel account,ie.the Good Question-Answer(GQA)view.The GQA account posits that focus triggers question-answer pairs,and pragmatic pressures conceming the adequacy of such question answer pairs in contexts are able to affect the truth-conditions of counterfactuals.I also argue for the GQA account by appeal to its theoretical virtues.
学者很早就注意到,语言焦点可以影响反事实条件句的真值条件:给一个反事实条件句中的不同成分加上重音,会导致对其不同的理解。然而,现有的理论(包括范·芬特尔和鲁斯的理论)都不能恰当地解释这一现象。本文将考察这些理论的缺点,并提出一个新的解释,即好问题-好答案解释(Good Question Answer,GQA)。根据这一观点,焦点的功能在于激发问题-答案对,而涉及问题-答案对在语境中恰当性的语用压力会影响反事实条件句的真值。本文也将从理论优势的角度来支持这一解释。
出处
《逻辑学研究》
2025年第3期67-95,共29页
Studies in Logic
基金
supported by the Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China(No.23&ZD240)。
