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Handbook of Quantifiers in Natural Language.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paperno, Denis
Otros Autores: Keenan, Edward L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
Colección:Studies in linguistics and philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contributors; Introduction; How to Read This Book; Some (Un)familiar Notation; Cross Chapter Diversity; References; The Quantifier Questionnaire; 1 Core Quantifiers: Three Basic Semantic Classes; 1.1 Generalized Existential (Intersective) Quantifiers; 1.1.1 D-Quantifiers; 1.1.2 A-Quantifiers; 1.2 Generalized Universal (Co-intersective) Quantifiers; 1.2.1 D-Quantifiers; 1.2.2 A-Quantifiers; 1.3 Proportional Quantification; 1.3.1 D-Quantifiers; 1.3.2 A-Quantifiers; 1.4 Morpho-syntactically Complex Quantifiers; 1.4.1 Complex D-Quantifiers; 1.4.2 Complex A-Quantifiers; 2 Selected Topics.
  • 2.1 Comparative Quantifiers2.2 Type (2) Quantifiers; 2.3 Distributive Numerals and Binominal Each; 2.4 Mass Quantifiers and Noun Classifiers; 2.5 Existential Constructions; 2.5.1 Query 1 Definiteness Effect; 2.5.2 Query 2; 2.5.3 Query 3; 2.6 "Floating" Quantifiers; 2.7 Distribution of Quantifiers; 2.7.1 Bare Qs as Predicates; 2.7.2 Can Bare Qs Function as Arguments?; 2.8 Relations Between Lexical Universal, Existential and Interrogative Pronouns; 2.9 Decreasing D-Quantifiers; 2.9.1 Does Your L Have Quantifiers Which Build Decreasing NPs?
  • 2.9.2 If Your L Has Decreasing NPs Do They License Negative Polarity Items?2.10 Distribution; 2.10.1 Do QNPs Occur in All Major Grammatical Roles
  • Subject, Object, Object of Adposition, Possessor? Does Your L Have Possessive Quantifiers, (40d)?; 2.10.2 Do QNPs Occupy Special Positions Not Allowed or Unusual for Definite NPs? For Example in English Overtly Negated NPs Occur Better in Subject than Object Position; 2.11 Scope Ambiguities; 2.12 One to One Dependency; 2.13 Rate Phrases; 2.14 Some Concluding Spot Checks; References; Quantification in American Sign Language.
  • 1 Background on American Sign Language1.1 Phonetics & Phonology; 1.2 Morphology; 1.3 Syntax & Semantics; 1.4 Manual and Non-manual Channels; 1.5 Use of Space; 2 Generalized Existential Quantifiers; 2.1 D-Quantifiers; 2.1.1 Lexical D-Quantifiers; 2.1.2 Morphological Existential D-Quantifiers; 2.2 A-Quantifiers; 2.2.1 Lexical Existential A-Quantifiers; 2.2.2 Morphological A-Quantifiers; 3 Generalized Universal Quantifiers; 3.1 Universal D-Quantifiers; 3.2 Universal A-Quantifiers; 4 Other Quantifiers; 4.1 Proportional Quantifiers; 4.2 Morpho-Syntactically Complex Quantifiers.
  • 4.3 Type (2) Quantifiers5 Selected Topics; 5.1 Distribution of Quantifiers; 5.2 Transparent Structure Mapping in (American) Sign Language Quantification; 5.3 Scope Ambiguities; 5.4 Role of Space; 5.5 One-to-One Dependency; 6 Concluding Spot Checks; References; Quantification in Cantonese; 1 Introduction; 2 Generalized Existential Quantifiers; 2.1 D-Quantifiers; 2.2 Existential A-Quantifiers; 3 Generalized Universal Quantifiers; 3.1 Universal D-Quantifiers; 3.2 Classifier Reduplication; 3.3 Universal A-Quantifiers; 3.4 Universal Affixal Quantifier -saai3.