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    If semantic content is fixed by conversational context be... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Detecting ambiguity is essential to logical representation of natural language arguments

    If semantic content is fixed by conversational context before logical form is assigned, ambiguity detection is downstream of interpretation, not upstream of it.

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    • 1.Conversational participants resolve pronouns and scope before recognizing ambiguity, suggesting context operates pre-semantically.
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    • 2.We can't detect ambiguity without first interpreting utterances; detection requires prior assignment of meaning.
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    • 3.Context constrains which logical forms are even entertained, making ambiguity invisible until interpretation occurs.
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    • 1.Hearing 'bank' as ambiguous requires no prior commitment to context; we recognize multiple readings independently of context.
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    • 2.Ambiguity detection is often automatic and pre-interpretive; pragmatic enrichment comes after recognizing potential meanings.
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    • 3.If context fixed content first, speakers couldn't strategically exploit ambiguity or signal deliberate double-meanings.
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