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Framing effects as a semantic puzzle: Putting the alignment-assumption account to a test
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Claus, Berry |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Framing effects are effects of linguistic variation (e.g. stating the amount of lives saved vs. lives lost) on judgments and decisions. This paper deals with a semantic-pragmatic account of framing effects as offered by Geurts’ (2013) alignment-assumption account. The account radically differs from extant accounts by explaining framing effects in terms of counterfactual alternatives and alignment of scales. I report two experiments that tested predictions derived from the alignment-assumption account and that related to the effect of upward- vs. downward entailing comparative quantifiers. The results provide preliminary experimental support for the alignment-assumption account and pose challenges for other accounts of framing effects. |
| Starting Page | 249 |
| Ending Page | 266 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18148/sub/2019.v23i1.514 |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/sub/index.php/sub/article/download/514/430 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.18148/sub%2F2019.v23i1.514 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |