--- title: "Richard Breheny — author profile and papers · Implicature" description: "Richard Breheny, University College London: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2022–2026), h-index 20 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/richard-breheny/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/richard-breheny/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Richard Breheny # Richard Breheny Richard Breheny has 2 papers in our library, in 2022–2026, most of them on [Implicature](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/implicature/), [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/); often with [Jacopo Romoli](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jacopo-romoli/), [Paul Marty](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/paul-marty/), [Sonia Ramotowska](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sonia-ramotowska/). 2 papers in our library · 2022–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5006215732) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7801-9914) · [**h-index 20**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5006215732) · [113 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5006215732) · [2,609 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5006215732&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/richard-breheny/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #10427](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/105/#star-10427) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Richard+Breheny) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Richard+Breheny) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Richard+Breheny) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Richard+Breheny) ## Affiliations [🎓**University College London** London · United Kingdom 2005–2026 · 40 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-college-london/) · [🎓**University of Cambridge** Cambridge · United Kingdom 2001–2015 · 5 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-cambridge/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Implicature · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/implicature/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/richard-breheny/year/2026/) · [**2022** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/richard-breheny/year/2022/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[The role of Alternatives in the interpretation of scalars and numbers: Insights from the inference task](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/sun-2022-role-alternatives-interpretation-scalars-numbers/)** *(2022 · 6 citations)* Numerical noun phrases ("three children") are ambiguous between "at least n" and "exactly n". The scalar-implicature view says the exact reading comes from excluding a higher alternative, as "some" gives "not all". The authors test this with an inference task, where participants judge whether a sentence licenses the… 2. **[On the source of distributive inferences](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/marty-2026-source-distributive-inferences/)** *(2026)* The paper examines how two inferences relate when a disjunction sits under a universal operator. For "every box contains A or B", hearers infer that some box has A and some box has B. These are distributive (D) inferences. Hearers may also infer that not every box has A, and likewise for B. These are negated… ## Co-authors here 3 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Jacopo Romoli](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jacopo-romoli/) - [Paul Marty](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/paul-marty/) - [Sonia Ramotowska](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sonia-ramotowska/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/) ×2: [Semantics and Pragmatics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/2026/), [Semantics and Pragmatics 2022](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/2022/) Updated 30 October 2026