In Part I, we have introduced two of the main approaches to scalar implicature: the Gricean
approach and the grammatical approach. We have argued that although they rely on …

Abstract (for Part I and Part II) There has been a recent 'experimental turn'in the study of
scalar implicature, yielding important results concerning online processing and acquisition …

One defining and yet puzzling feature of linguistic presuppositions is the way they interact
with linguistic operators. For instance, when a presupposition trigger (eg, realise) occurs …

An utterance of Some of the students are home usually triggers the inference that it is not the
case that the speaker believes that all students are home (Primary Scalar Implicature). It may …

In this work, we consider a recent proposal that claims that the preferred interpretation of
sentences containing definite plural expressions, such as “The boys are building a …

An utterance of Some of the cards are hearts usually triggers the inference that the speaker
does not have the belief that all cards are hearts (primary scalar implicature). It often …