ABSTRACT

Onthefirsttranslation,thequestionistrueifandonlyifI(asasker) cometoknow,foreachpersonwholeft,thatheleft;itistrueonthe secondtranslationifandonlyifIcometoknow,forsomepersonwho left,thatheleft.Hintikkasaysthatbothreadingsarealwaysavailable inprinciple,thoughinagivencontextonemaybefavored.Answersto wh-questionsareobtainedbysupplyingtheappropriatenumberof substitutions-instancestothefreevariable(s),yieldingpropositions.