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On the grammar and processing of proportional quantifiers

Most Versus More Than Half

Bibliographic Data

ID4964786
AuthorsMartin Hackl (Pomona College, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume17
Issue1
Pages63-98
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNatural Language Semantics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0925-854X • E-ISSN: 1572-865X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11050-008-9039-x
OpenAlexW2123542430
LanguageEN
Citations received94
References cited24

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