Determiners And Quantifiers

Author : Bianca Müller
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 21 pages
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Release : 2010-04-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783640603206

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Determiners and Quantifiers - Differences by Bianca Müller Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, University of Wuppertal, course: Hauptseminar "Nouns and Noun Phrases", language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction Determiner and quantifier – two technical terms for two distinct word classes, or does the latter denote a subset of the former? Paying attention to the linguistic discourse does not solve these questions at once. There are numerous differing and even contradictory notions of classification possibilities concerning the entities in question. The outcome of multiple approaches is that quantifiers denote a sort of subtype of the syntactic category determiner (Crystal 1995:222, Huddleston et al. 2002:356ff, Longbardi 2001:581f, Stowell 1991:47f, Quirk et al. 1972:138f). In addition, the concept was put forward that determiner and quantifier act as functional categories within the class of pronouns (Long 1961:46ff, Radford 2004:45). Yet another opinion is held by Lyons (1999:298ff), who suggests that determiner phrases do not represent a word class, but the grammatical category of definiteness. This brief summary of possible classifications only foreshadows the numerous similarities, but at the same time the differences, of the variety to be classified. Nevertheless, the purpose of this term paper is to name and describe these differences. In order to do so, a feature-based-analysis with respect to syntactic and semantic properties of the relevant members, bearing the label determiners and quantifiers will be presented. On the basis of this outcome, a conclusion will be drawn. However, the overall expectation to classify one, or possibly two, unitary categories cannot possibly be met within the framework of this work. Before turning to the core of this term paper, some abbreviated remarks have to be made in order to set a frame for the subsequent paper.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004473324

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Determiners and Quantifiers by Anonim Pdf

This volume explores the interface between morphosyntax and semantics-pragmatics in the domain of referential and quantificational nominal expressions, by means of synchronic and diachronic case studies from Romance and Germanic languages.

Author : Kate Woodford,Guy Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521824230

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary by Kate Woodford,Guy Jackson Pdf

The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 052154274X

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Minimalist Syntax by Andrew Radford Pdf

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Author : Jila Ghomeshi,Ileana Paul,Martina Wiltschko
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027255303

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Determiners by Jila Ghomeshi,Ileana Paul,Martina Wiltschko Pdf

This volume brings together recent work on the formal and interpretational properties of determiners across a variety of typologically and geographically unrelated languages. It seeks to answer the core question of modern linguistic theory: Which properties of languages are universal and which are variable? In recent theorizing, much of language variation is argued to stem from differences in the properties of features associated with functional heads. As such, this volume can be viewed as a case study of one such category: the determiner (D). The contributions all investigate the status of D as a language universal by examining the language-specific syntactic and semantic properties associated with this category. This volume will appeal to researchers and students in syntax and semantics, as well as to those who have more a specific interest in determiners and noun phrases.

Author : No Author
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789390279203

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English Grammar & Composition 7-(17-18) by No Author Pdf

Collins English Grammar and Composition is a carefully graded series spanning eight levels, which aims to enable learners to master the rules of the English language so that they can use it with ease.

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 400 pages
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Release : 2004-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521542758

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English Syntax by Andrew Radford Pdf

This textbook--an abridged version of Radford's Minimalist Syntax and the Syntax of English--provides a concise and accessible introduction to current syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. Assuming little or no prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of topics in English syntax, beginning at an elementary level and progressing in stages towards more advanced material. There is an extensive glossary, and each chapter contains a workbook section with 'helpful hints', exercises and model answers, suitable for both class discussion and self-study.

Author : Johan Van Der Auwera
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317933472

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The Semantics of Determiners (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) by Johan Van Der Auwera Pdf

This book is a collection of linguistic and philosophical papers dealing with the semantic problems of determiners. The language under investigation is mostly English, although a few papers deal with French and German, and, to a lesser extent, with Dutch, Polish, Russian and Hebrew. The majority of the contributions focus on the semantics of the definite and indefinite articles, leading into discussions of anaphoricness, specificness, opacity and transparency, referentiality and attributiveness and genericness. The relation of the determiners to other parts of grammar, in particular relativisation and predication, is also investigated. Some attention is also given to quantifiers. In the spirit of pluralism, there is no single paradigm unifying all the papers, rather, the volume reflects elements of the Extended Standard Theory, Generative Semantics, Montague Grammar, (Gricean) Pragmatics and Speech Act Theory.

Author : Carrie Gillon
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443863483

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The Semantics of Determiners by Carrie Gillon Pdf

This book investigates the properties of determiners in Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Salish. Determiners in Skwxwú7mesh are shown to behave significantly differently from the definite determiner the in English, as Skwxwú7mesh lacks a definite/indefiniteness distinction. All Skwxwú7mesh DPs can be used in both familiar and novel contexts, and are not required to refer to a unique entity. Instead, Skwxwú7mesh determiners are split along deictic/non-deicticlines. Determiners can therefore vary in terms of their semantics. However, determiners are argued to universally encode contextual sensitivity (domain restriction). A strict correlation between the syntax and semantics of determiners is proposed: if an article occupies D, it is context sensitive. Conversely, articles that do not occupy D are not context sensitive. This book also explores determiner systems in other Salish languages. Deixis is a part of most of the Salish determiner systems, but the systems vary quite a bit from one another. Other languages discussed include Inuttut (Labrador Inuktitut), Lithuanian and Maori.

Author : Edward Keenan,Denis Paperno
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 973 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789400726819

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Handbook of Quantifiers in Natural Language by Edward Keenan,Denis Paperno Pdf

Covering a strikingly diverse range of languages from 12 linguistic families, this handbook is based on responses to a questionnaire constructed by the editors. Focusing on the formation, distribution and semantic interpretation of quantificational expressions, the book explores 17 languages including German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Malagasy, Hebrew, Pima, Basque, and more. The language data sets enable detailed crosslinguistic comparison of numerous features. These include semantic classes of quantifiers (generalized existential, generalized universal, proportional, partitive), syntactically complex quantifiers (intensive modification, Boolean compounding, exception phrases) and several others such as quantifier scope ambiguities, quantifier float, and binary quantifiers. Its theory-independent content extends earlier work by Matthewson (2008) and Bach et al. (1995), making this handbook suitable for linguists, semanticians, philosophers of language and logicians alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780521660082

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Analysing English Sentences by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stanley Peters,Dag Westerståhl
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199291250

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Quantifiers in Language and Logic by Stanley Peters,Dag Westerståhl Pdf

Quantification is a topic which brings together linguistics, logic, and philosophy. Quantifiers are the essential tools with which, in language or logic, we refer to quantity of things or amount of stuff. In English they include such expressions as no, some, all, both, and many. Peters and Westerstahl present the definitive interdisciplinary exploration of how they work - their syntax, semantics, and inferential role.Quantifiers in Language and Logic is intended for everyone with a scholarly interest in the exact treatment of meaning. It presents a broad view of the semantics and logic of quantifier expressions in natural languages and, to a slightly lesser extent, in logical languages. The authors progress carefully from a fairly elementary level to considerable depth over the course of sixteen chapters; their book will be invaluable to a broad spectrum of readers, from those with a basicknowledge of linguistic semantics and of first-order logic to those with advanced knowledge of semantics, logic, philosophy of language, and knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

Author : Lisa Matthewson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Salish language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023615227

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Determiner Systems and Quantificational Strategies by Lisa Matthewson Pdf

Author : Stanley Peters,Dag Westerståhl
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191516238

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Quantifiers in Language and Logic by Stanley Peters,Dag Westerståhl Pdf

Quantification is a topic which brings together linguistics, logic, and philosophy. Quantifiers are the essential tools with which, in language or logic, we refer to quantity of things or amount of stuff. In English they include such expressions as no, some, all, both, many. Peters and Westerstahl present the definitive interdisciplinary exploration of how they work - their syntax, semantics, and inferential role.

Author : Emmon W. Bach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995-02-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 079233129X

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Quantification in Natural Languages by Emmon W. Bach Pdf

This extended collection of papers is the result of putting recent ideas on quantification to work on a wide variety of languages. A central perspective of many of the papers follows the recognition of two broad types of quantificational strategies, one associated with nominal structures and determiners, the other with adverbial and other non-nominal expression (`D-quantifiers' and `A-quantifiers'). The papers demonstrate both the unity and the variety of natural language quantificational forms and meanings. Many of the papers also shed new light on questions of language typology and syntactic and morphological variation. The languages discussed include English, Dutch, Italian, American Sign Language, Hindi, and a number of languages of Australia, Greenland, and the Americas. These comparative studies provide initial data for a typology of quantificational structures in natural languages, with important implications for the study of universal grammar. The book consists of research papers aimed at linguists, philosophers, and psychologists interested in semantics and linguistic form. An introduction presents a sketch of the background of this research and some of the central issues discussed, with pointers toward the included papers.