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Approaches to the semantics of numerals
| Symmetric approaches | Asymmetric approaches |
|---|---|
| Ambiguity: Numerals are lexically ambiguous between two construals (Horn, 1992) |
Lower-bounded basic: The upper-bounded construal is derived (Horn, 1984; Levinson, 2000; Chierchia et al., 2008) |
| Underspecification: Numerals are under-specified; interpretation is driven by relevance (Sperber & Wilson, 1985/1995; Carston, 198) |
Upper-bounded basic: the lower-bounded construal is derived (Breheny, 2008) |
