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Logical scope

Is the logical scope of `the' in each sentence below larger or smaller than the scope of the highlighted word? Notice and discuss the ambiguities.

  1. The King of France does not exist.
  2. It is not true that the King of France is bald.
  3. Unless I am mistaken, the Prime Minister is a war hero.
  4. There is no King of France or else the King of France lives in Geneva.



Sandy Berkovski