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Abstract
Abstract
A pair determines two different types of utterances: (i) arguments in favor of orientations, or (ii) formulations of orientations. In “simple” cases, an utterance is either of type (i), or of type (ii); in more complex cases (e.g., sentences containing two occurrences of the same connective), utterances of type (ii) need to be dynamically reinterpreted as utterances of type (i). Such a necessity is marked in human languages by a specific sign: the prosodic pause. Indeed, the pause can be considered a sign and impose semantic instructions such as reinterpret a type (ii) utterance as a type (i). From the necessity of taking into account both prosodic pause and dynamic reinterpretation, the paper draws theoretical and methodological consequences on human languages semantics.
Keywords: Argumentation within language; argumentative connectives; dynamic reinterpretation; prosodic pause; semantic instructions; utterances; viewpoints;