Interactions of Degree and Quantification

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-43111-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 42, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Syntax and Semantics

Interactions of Degree and Quantification is a collection of chapters edited by Peter Hallman that deal with superlative, equative and differential constructions cross-linguistically, interactions of the comparative with both individual quantifiers and event structure, the use of the individual quantifier ‘some’ as a numeral, and the question of whether the very notion of ‘degree’ is reducible to a relation between individuals. These issues all represent semantic parallels and interactions between individual quantifiers (every, some, etc.) and degree quantifiers (more, most, numerals, etc.) in the expression of quantity and measurement. The contributions presented here advance the analytical depth and cross-linguistic breadth of the state of the art in semantics and its interface with syntax in human language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hallman, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables

1 Introduction

Peter Hallman

2 Indeterminate Numerals and Their Alternatives

Curt Anderson

3 The Semantics of the Superlative Quantifier -Est

Barbara Tomaszewicz-Özakin

4 Quantification, Degrees and Beyond in Navajo

Elizabeth Bogal-Allbritten and Elizabeth Coppock

5 Separate but Equal: A Typology of Equative Constructions

Jessica Rett

6 Compounded Scales

Alan Bale

7 From Possible Individuals to Scalar Segments

Roger Schwarzschild

8 Measuring Cardinalities: Evidence from Differential Comparatives in French

Vincent Homer and Rajesh Bhatt

9 Quantifying Events and Activities

Haley Farkas and Alexis Wellwood

10 Split Semantics for Non-monotonic Quantifiers in Than-Clauses

Linmin Zhang

11 Nominal Quantifiers in Than Clauses and Degree Questions

Nicholas Fleisher

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Hallman, Ph.D. (2000), University of California, Los Angeles, is a researcher in syntax and semantics at the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Vienna.