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    It is not the case that 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.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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    • 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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