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Wide scope indefinites in Russian: an experimental investigation
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In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 4, No 1 (2019); 4 ; 2397-1835 (2019)
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Abstract:
This paper contributes to the cross-linguistic study of indefinites by reporting on two experimental studies on the scopal and functional properties of the two Russian indefinites koe- and -to. We show that koe- allows not only wide scope readings out of syntactic islands, but also functional readings, much like English a certain. -to, on the other hand, allows all possible scopal readings and both functional and non-functional readings. We then discuss this state of affairs from the perspective of a number of prominent theories of indefinite scope.
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Keyword:
indefinites; Russian; wide scope
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URL: https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.612
https://www.glossa-journal.org/jms/article/view/612
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