Elucidations Episode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics
Sep 23, 2013
Linguistic meaning theorists Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of meaning that unifies statements and questions. They explore the similarities between assertion and questioning, the concept of propositions, and the semantics of inquisitive constructions.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Meaning of Declarative Statements and Questions
03:39 • 13min
Exploring the Concept of Hybrid Propositions and Raising Issues
16:35 • 4min
Exploring the Semantics and Implications of 'I Left My Key Somewhere'
20:47 • 5min
Exploring Inquisitive Semantics and Conditional Questions
25:21 • 8min