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A constraint on co-occurrence of partitive quantifiers and gradable predicates
In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 25 (2021): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 25; 55-72 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 25 (2021): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 25; 55-72 ; 2629-6055 (2021)
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A diachronic explanation for cross-linguistic variation in the use of inverse-scope constructions
In: Semantics and Linguistic Theory; Proceedings of SALT 31; 021-041 ; 2163-5951 (2021)
Abstract: This study investigates the cross-linguistic variation in the use of inverse-scope constructions such as All that glitters is not gold for expressing "Not all X are Y" propositions. In particular, it seeks to explain why these constructions are in use and even common in some languages but lacking in others. It is argued that the cross-linguistic variation is explained by competition with alternative scope-transparent constructions, but only when the history of individual languages is taken into consideration. When a language develops a novel construction such as Not all that glitters is gold, which expresses scope relations transparently, it may take several centuries before this novel construction finally pushes a pre-existing inverse-scope construction out of use. In the meantime, inverse scope is used alongside its scope-transparent competitor. Thus, the universal bias for scope transparency has a weak synchronic effect, but it drives systematic historical developments across languages.
URL: http://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/SALT/article/view/31.002
https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v31i0.5083
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Non-maximality and homogeneity: Parallels between collective predicates and absolute adjectives
In: Sinn und Bedeutung; Bd. 24 Nr. 1 (2020): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 24; 66-83 ; Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung; Vol 24 No 1 (2020): Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 24; 66-83 ; 2629-6055 (2020)
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