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# Semantics and Pragmatics 2020 — papers

The works of Semantics and Pragmatics published in 2020 that our library holds (publisher: Linguistic Society of America): 8 works, listed below with the most cited first; each has a page with our summary, its key points and its references.

[**20** works that year](#all) · [**8** works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/2020/#works) · [**112** citations of these works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/2020/#works)

## Most cited papers

By their OpenAlex citations; a paper with our summary links to its page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Weak necessity without weak possibility: The composition of modal strength distinctions in Javanese](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.12)**Jozina Vander Klok, Vera Hohaus*66 citations*
2. **[A preference semantics for imperatives](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/starr-2020-preference-semantics-imperatives/)**William B. Starr*51 citations · our summary*
3. **[Conjectural questions: The case of German verb-final wohl questions](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.9)**Regine Eckardt*25 citations*
4. **[Understanding focus: Pitch, Placement and Coherence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/schloder-2020-understanding-focus-pitch-placement-coherence/)**Julian J. Schlöder, Alex Lascarides Y*21 citations · our summary*
5. **[Evidential meaning and (not-)at-issueness](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/korotkova-2020-evidential-meaning-not-issueness/)**Natasha Korotkova*16 citations · our summary*
6. **[Numerals and the theory of number](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.3)**L. F. Marti*15 citations*
7. **[Non-informative assertions: The case of non-optional wh-in-situ](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.18)**María Biezma*9 citations*
8. **[Alternative questions: Distinguishing between negated and complementary disjuncts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/beltrama-2020-alternative-questions-distinguishing-between-negated/)**Andrea Beltrama, Erlinde Meertens, Maribel Romero*8 citations · our summary*
9. **[Compositional trace conversion](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.14)**Robert Pasternak*6 citations*
10. **[Similative plurality and the nature of alternatives](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.15)**Ryan Walter Smith*6 citations*

## All works of the year (20)

The most cited first; 8 with our summary link to their page here, the others to the original.

1. **[Weak necessity without weak possibility: The composition of modal strength distinctions in Javanese](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.12)**Jozina Vander Klok, Vera Hohaus*66 citations*
2. **[A preference semantics for imperatives](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/starr-2020-preference-semantics-imperatives/)**William B. Starr*51 citations · our summary*
3. **[Conjectural questions: The case of German verb-final wohl questions](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.9)**Regine Eckardt*25 citations*
4. **[Understanding focus: Pitch, Placement and Coherence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/schloder-2020-understanding-focus-pitch-placement-coherence/)**Julian J. Schlöder, Alex Lascarides Y*21 citations · our summary*
5. **[Evidential meaning and (not-)at-issueness](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/korotkova-2020-evidential-meaning-not-issueness/)**Natasha Korotkova*16 citations · our summary*
6. **[Numerals and the theory of number](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.3)**L. F. Marti*15 citations*
7. **[Non-informative assertions: The case of non-optional wh-in-situ](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.18)**María Biezma*9 citations*
8. **[Alternative questions: Distinguishing between negated and complementary disjuncts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/beltrama-2020-alternative-questions-distinguishing-between-negated/)**Andrea Beltrama, Erlinde Meertens, Maribel Romero*8 citations · our summary*
9. **[Compositional trace conversion](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.14)**Robert Pasternak*6 citations*
10. **[Similative plurality and the nature of alternatives](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.15)**Ryan Walter Smith*6 citations*
11. **[Unveiling multiple wh- free relative clauses and their functional wh-words](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.2)**Ivano Caponigro, Anamaria Fălăuş*6 citations*
12. **[Eavesdropping: What is it good for?](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/phillips-2020-eavesdropping-what-is-it-good/)**Jonathan Phillips, Matthew Mandelkern*5 citations · our summary*
13. **[Multi-modal meaning: An empirically-founded process algebra approach](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.8)**Hannes Rieser, Insa Lawler*5 citations*
14. **[Expressions in focus](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/mankowitz-2020-expressions-focus/)**Poppy Mankowitz*3 citations · our summary*
15. **[Predicting the end: Epistemic change in Romance](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.11)**Patrícia Amaral, Fabio Del Prete*2 citations*
16. **[Reciprocity: Anaphora, scope, and quantification](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.10)**Dag Trygve Truslew Haug, Mary Dalrymple*2 citations*
17. **[The semantics and pragmatics of nouns in concealed questions](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kalpak-2020-semantics-pragmatics-nouns-concealed-questions/)**Hana Kalpak*2 citations · our summary*
18. **[Intervention in deontic reasoning](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.16)**Woojin Chung*1 citation*
19. **[The logic of Quantifier Raising](https://doi.org/10.3765/sp.13.20)**Chris Barker*1 citation*
20. **[Numeral differential constructions in Arabic](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/hallman-2020-numeral-differential-constructions-arabic/)**Peter Hallman*our summary*

## Works with our summary in our library (8)

The most cited first (OpenAlex citations plus our library's).

1. [**A preference semantics for imperatives**William B Starr*2020 · 55 citations*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/starr-2020-preference-semantics-imperatives/)
2. **[Understanding focus: Pitch, placement and coherence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/schloder-2020-understanding-focus-pitch-placement-coherence/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Julian J Schlöder, Alex Lascarides*2020 · 22 citations*
3. **[Evidential meaning and (not-)at-issueness](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/korotkova-2020-evidential-meaning-not-issueness/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Natasha Korotkova*2020 · 17 citations*
4. **[Alternative questions: Distinguishing between negated and complementary disjuncts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/beltrama-2020-alternative-questions-distinguishing-between-negated/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Andrea Beltrama, Erlinde Meertens, Maribel Romero*2020 · 8 citations*
5. **[Eavesdropping: What is it good for?](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/phillips-2020-eavesdropping-what-is-it-good/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Jonathan Phillips, Matthew Mandelkern*2020 · 5 citations*
6. **[Expressions in focus](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/mankowitz-2020-expressions-focus/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Poppy Mankowitz*2020 · 3 citations*
7. **[The semantics and pragmatics of nouns in concealed questions](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/kalpak-2020-semantics-pragmatics-nouns-concealed-questions/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Hana Kalpak*2020 · 2 citations*
8. **[Numeral differential constructions in Arabic](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/hallman-2020-numeral-differential-constructions-arabic/) [Semantics and Pragmatics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/semantics-and-pragmatics/)**Peter Hallman*2020*

## Top topics

Topics of its works in our library, with the number of works on each.

[English (2)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Morphology (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/morphology/) · [Semitic languages (1)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/)

## Fields

[Arts and Humanities (8)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science (4)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Psychology (2)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/)

## Top authors

Authors with a page who published here most often: their works here, and the citations of those works.

[🧑‍🔬**Alex Lascarides**1 work here · 22 citations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/alex-lascarides/) · [🧑‍🔬**Julian J. Schlöder**1 work here · 22 citations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/julian-j-schloder/) · [🧑‍🔬**Maribel Romero**1 work here · 8 citations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/maribel-romero/) · [🧑‍🔬**Matthew Mandelkern**1 work here · 5 citations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/matthew-mandelkern/) · [🧑‍🔬**Peter Hallman**1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/peter-hallman/)

## Top institutions

Institutions on the bylines of its works here, by the number of works.

[🎓**Dartmouth College** Hanover · United States 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/dartmouth-college/) · [🎓**Stockholm University** Stockholm · Sweden 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/stockholm-university/) · [🔬**Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence** Vienna · Austria 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/labs/austrian-research-institute-for-artificial-intelligence/) · [🎓**University of Konstanz** Konstanz · Germany 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-konstanz/) · [🎓**Cornell University** Ithaca · United States 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/cornell-university/) · [🎓**University of Oxford** Oxford · United Kingdom 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-oxford/) · [🎓**New York University** New York · United States 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/new-york-university/) · [🎓**University of Pennsylvania** Philadelphia · United States 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-pennsylvania/) · [🎓**University of Amsterdam** Amsterdam · Netherlands 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-amsterdam/) · [🎓**University of Edinburgh** Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1 work here](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-edinburgh/)

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