Perspective in Taste Predicates and Epistemic Modals


Συγγραφέας: Jonathan Schaffer


Jonathan Schaffer: Perspective in Taste Predicates and Epistemic Modals (pdf, 37 pages)
Imagine that Ann, asked to name her favorite treat, answers: 1. Licorice is tasty Imagine that Ben, having hidden some licorice in the cupboard, whispers to Ann: 2. There might be licorice in the cupboard. What if any role is played by perspective—whom the licorice is tasty to, whose evidence allows for licorice in the cupboard—in the semantics of such sentences?