Does uncertainty effect the case of exhaustive interpretation?
Charlotte Wollermann, Bernhard Schröder · ExLing Conferences · 2008
We present an experimental study investigating the role of intonation as a prosodic indicator of uncertainty as well as question-answering congruity for the exhaustive interpretation of answers. We vary intonation for expressing intended (un)certainty and also the type of question. Interpretation is tested by using pictures illustrating (non-)exhaustivity in order to avoid that the subjects' linguistic awareness is focussed on the tested question.