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This Handbook Is The First To Explore The Growing Field Of Experimental Semantics And Pragmatics. In The Past 20 Years, Experimental Data Has Become A Major Source Of Evidence For Building Theories Of Language Meaning And Use, Encompassing A Wide Range Of Topics And Methods. Following An Introduction From The Editors, The Chapters In This Volume Offer An Up-to-date Account Of Research In The Field Spanning 31 Different Topics, Including Scalar Implicatures, Presuppositions, Counterfactuals, Quantification, Metaphor, Prosody, And Politeness, As Well As Exploring How And Why A Particular Experimental Method Is Suitable For Addressing A Given Theoretical Debate. The Volume's Forward-looking Approach Also Seeks To Actively Identify Questions And Methods That Could Be Fruitfully Combined In Future Experimental Research. Written In A Clear And Accessible Style, This Handbook Will Appeal To Students And Scholars From Advanced Undergraduate Level Upwards In A Range Of Fields, Including Semantics And Pragmatics, Philosophy Of Language, Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Science, And Neuroscience.