Xiaowen Zhang

Semantic composition and pragmatic reasoning in preschool children’s interpretation of negated gradable adjectives

Abstract Absolute gradable adjectives (e.g., dry ) and relative gradable adjectives (e.g., tall ) interact differently with negation, with only negated absolute gradable adjectives semantically entailing their antonyms (e.g., not dry ⊨ wet ). This study examined how 4- and 5-year...