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In this paper, I argue that the ‘ambiguity’ between mention-all and mention-some readings of questions can be resolved when we relate it to the decision problem of the questioner. By relating questions to decision problems, I (i) show how we can measure the utilities of both mention-all and mention-some readings of questions, and (ii) give a natural explanation under which circumstances the mention-some reading is preferred.
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Rooy, R. Utility of Mention-Some Questions. Research on Language and Computation 2, 401–416 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11168-004-1975-0
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