Evidence for generalized quantifier semantics in the interpretation of the English neuter singular pronoun
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4569065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Elbourne (0000-0003-1358-348X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 579-600 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Natural Language Semantics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0925-854X • E-ISSN: 1572-865X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11050-021-09183-1 |
| OpenAlex | W3178378771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
The English pronounitcan anaphorically take on the meaning of a salient generalized quantifier when it occurs in subject position followed by an elided Verb Phrase and (optionally) a VP-level operator. The extent to which theories of pronoun interpretation will have to be altered to take account of this finding will depend on whether the phenomenon is unique to English or part of a crosslinguistic pattern
Linguistics · Modal verb · Phenomenon · Pronoun · Subject pronoun · Syntax · Verb · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
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