Quantificational topics : a scopal treatment of exceptional wide scope phenomena

Quantificational topics a scopal treatment of exceptional wide scope phenomena

Addressing an issue that has puzzled the linguistics community for many years, this book offers a novel approach to the exceptional wide scope behaviour of indefinites. It is the first book explicitly dedicated to exceptional wide scope phenomena. Its unique approach offers an explanation for the fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Endriss, Cornelia (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [New York] : Springer c2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Studies in linguistics and philosophy ; v. 86.
Subjects:
Discourse analysis.
Focus (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Quantifiers.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Topic and comment.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009455027506719
Table of Contents:
  • Topicality
  • Genuine and Apparent Scope Readings
  • Exceptional Wide Scope
  • Semantic Effects of Topicality
  • ExceptionalWide Scope as a Topic Phenomenon
  • Conclusion.

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