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Redefining Indefinites (2012)Hardcover - 2012, 28 April 2012

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Part of Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Print Length
268 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
28 Apr 2012
ISBN-10
9400730012
ISBN-13
9789400730014

Description

This volume explores the interpretation of indefinites and the constraints on their distribution by paying particular attention to key issues in the interface between syntax and semantics: the relation between the semantic properties of indefinite determiners and the denotation of indefinite DPs, their scope, and their behaviour in generic and conditional sentences. Examples come from French, other Romance languages and English. Central to the proposed analyses is a distinction between two types of entities, individualized entities and amounts. Weak indefinites are analyzed as existential generalized quantifiers over amounts and strong indefinites as either Skolem terms or generalized quantifiers over individualized entities. The up-to-date review of the literature and the new falsifiable proposals contained in this book will be of particular interest to linguistics students and scholars interested in the cross-linguistic semantics of indefinites.

Product Details

Authors:
Carmen Dobrovie-SorinClaire Beyssade
Book Edition:
2012
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
28 April 2012
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.75 cm
ISBN-10:
9400730012
ISBN-13:
9789400730014
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
268
Publisher:
Weight:
576.06 gm

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