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Q-adverbs as selective binders [electronic resource] : the quantificational variability of free relatives and definite DPs / by Stefan Hinterwimmer.

Hinterwimmer, Stefan, 1972- (Author).

Summary:

This book deals with the interpretation of adverbially quantified sentences containing definite DPs and Free Relatives (FR) Thereby, it concentrates on the origins of Quantificational Variability Effects (QVEs), i.e. readings according to which the respective quantificational adverb seems to quantify over the individuals denoted by the respective DP/FR. QVEs are usually discussed only in connection with singular indefinites and bare plurals. This book therefore provides the first comprehensive account of QVEs with definite DPs and Free Relatives (while also discussing singular indefinites and.

Record details

ISBN: 9783110199208 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 3110199203 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 3110196298 (Cloth)
ISBN: 9783110196290 (Cloth)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 289 p.)
Publisher: Berlin ; Mouton de Gruyter, 2008.

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