Attention! 'Might' in Inquisitive Semantics
Ivano Ciardelli, Jeroen Groenendijk, Floris Roelofsen · Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory · 2009
This paper points out that the notion of meaning propounded by inquisitive semantics is not only suited to capture both informative and inquisitive content, but also a sentence’s potential to draw attention to certain possibilities. This gives rise to a novel analysis of 'might'.