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Inferential Semantics

Inferential Semantics is a theoretical framework within conceptual semantics that explains meaning in terms of the inferential roles mental representations play in cognitive processes, distinguishing itself from referential or truth-conditional approaches by prioritizing contextual entailments and conceptual coherence over external reference.

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320

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209

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2017–2026

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Publications

202

ATOMIC: An Atlas of Machine Commonsense for If-Then Reasoning

Maarten Sap, Ronan Le Bras, Emily Allaway et al. · 2019 · 742 citations

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The effects of common ground and perspective on domains of referential interpretation

Joy E. Hanna, Michael K. Tanenhaus, John C. Trueswell · Journal of Memory and Language · 2003 · 532 citations

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A new look at literal meaning in understanding what is said and implicated

Raymond W. Gibbs · Journal of Pragmatics · 2002 · 519 citations

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Language and thought: Aspects of a cognitive theory of semantics.

David R. Olson · Psychological Review · 1970 · 448 citations

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<b>Mental representations</b> : The interface between language and reality. Ed. by Ruth M. Kempson Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. viii, 229. Cloth $39.50.

Daniel L. Everett · Language · 1991 · 420 citations

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Authors

320

  1. JP
    Jaroslav Peregrin

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy, Czechia

    4 publications · 94 citations

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  2. ID
    Igor Douven

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    3 publications · 123 citations

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  3. RR
    Roger Ratcliff

    The Ohio State University, United States

    3 publications · 212 citations

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  4. DB
    David Barner

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 131 citations

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  5. CL
    Christina L. Gagné

    University of Alberta, Canada

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

209

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    539 citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    438 citations

  3. New York University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    268 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    347 citations

  5. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    114 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    309 citations

  7. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    107 citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

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  1. Mind & Language

    7 publications · 360 citations

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  3. Cognition

    7 publications · 830 citations

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  4. Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory

    SALT · 5 publications · 108 citations

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  5. Philosophical Studies

    4 publications · 230 citations

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