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Episode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics

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The Meaning of Declarative Statements and Questions

This chapter explores the meaning of declarative statements and questions. It explains that the meaning of a declarative statement lies in its truth conditions, while the meaning of a question lies in what counts as a satisfying answer. It also delves into the concept of propositions and how they correspond to the meaning of a sentence.

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