[Attempto] A comment on reasoning with RACE

[Norbert E. Fuchs]

On 30 Apr 2012, at 1:04 , Simon Spero wrote:

> In general isn't desired inference not entailed if there are two things which are men, and which are not the same - 
> 
> (1a) *John is a man and Paul is a man and Paul is the walrus.  |\= John is the walrus. 

Right, RACE considers two different proper names as referring to two distinct objects ...



... unless stated otherwise.



Regards.

   --- nef
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