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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 23, Vol. 1 |
| Editors | M.Teresa Espinal, Elena Castroviejo, Manuel Leonetti, Louise McNally, Cristina Real-Puigdollers |
| Pages | 249-266 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Jul 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 23, Vol. 1. ed. / M.Teresa Espinal; Elena Castroviejo; Manuel Leonetti; Louise McNally; Cristina Real-Puigdollers. 2019. p. 249-266.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Framing effects as a semantic puzzle: Putting the alignment-assumption account to a test
AU - Claus, Berry
PY - 2019/7/20
Y1 - 2019/7/20
N2 - Framing effects are effects of linguistic variation (e.g. stating the amount of lives saved vs. lives lost) on judgments and decisions. This paper deals with a semantic-pragmatic account of framing effects as offered by Geurts’ (2013) alignment-assumption account. The account radically differs from extant accounts by explaining framing effects in terms of counterfactual alternatives and alignment of scales. I report two experiments that tested predictions derived from the alignment-assumption account and that related to the effect of upward- vs. downward entailing comparative quantifiers. The results provide preliminary experimental support for the alignment-assumption account and pose challenges for other accounts of framing effects.
AB - Framing effects are effects of linguistic variation (e.g. stating the amount of lives saved vs. lives lost) on judgments and decisions. This paper deals with a semantic-pragmatic account of framing effects as offered by Geurts’ (2013) alignment-assumption account. The account radically differs from extant accounts by explaining framing effects in terms of counterfactual alternatives and alignment of scales. I report two experiments that tested predictions derived from the alignment-assumption account and that related to the effect of upward- vs. downward entailing comparative quantifiers. The results provide preliminary experimental support for the alignment-assumption account and pose challenges for other accounts of framing effects.
UR - https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/sub/index.php/sub/article/view/514
U2 - 10.18148/SUB/2019.V23I1.514
DO - 10.18148/SUB/2019.V23I1.514
M3 - Contribution to book/anthology
SP - 249
EP - 266
BT - Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 23, Vol. 1
A2 - Espinal, M.Teresa
A2 - Castroviejo, Elena
A2 - Leonetti, Manuel
A2 - McNally, Louise
A2 - Real-Puigdollers, Cristina
ER -