Definiteness as Maximal Informativeness

Definiteness as Maximal Informativeness

We argue that definites are interpreted as denoting the maximally informative object that falls under the relevant predicate.

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Main Authors: von Fintel, Kai (Contributor), Fox, Daniel (Contributor), Iatridou, Sabine (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (Contributor), Von Fintel, Kai (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Working Papers in Linguistics, 2015-03-03T21:36:37Z.
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