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Presupposition doesn't enter into the definition of anacoluthon.
On anacolutha DC 2009
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Presupposition. “Because I want to get this thing started. †You want the commitment to come from them.
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“Presupposition and Accommodation in Update Semantics”, Journal of Semantics 9: 379-412.
Discourse Representation Theory Geurts, Bart 2007
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“Presupposition projection as anaphora resolution”.
Discourse Representation Theory Geurts, Bart 2007
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Oh and D. D.nnen (eds.), Syntax and Semantics 11: Presupposition.
Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006
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Burton-Roberts, Noel, 1989a, "On Horn's dilemma: Presupposition and negation."
Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006
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Heim, Irene, 1992, "Presupposition projection and the semantics of attitude verbs."
Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006
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Presupposition has been treated as a semantic phenomenon and as a pragmatic phenomenon.
Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006
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Burton-Roberts, Noel, 1999, "Presupposition-cancellation and metalinguistic negation: a reply to Carston."
Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006
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In Syntax and Semantics, 11: Presupposition, ed.C. - K.
Implicature Davis, Wayne 2005
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