Counting Minimal Groups: Towards a Unified Semantics of the Polish Measure Word 'Para'

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Counting Minimal Groups: Towards a Unified Semantics of the Polish Measure Word 'Para'

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In this squib I discuss a puzzle concerning the Polish measure word para (?pair of?) and its supposedly heterogeneous behavior in phrases in which it combines with regular count nouns and, on the other hand, with pluralia tantum. The puzzle concerns thedifferent cardinality of denoted objects and the relationship between atomicity and collectivity. Building on the theory of Krifka (1995) which I extend with the group-forming operation developed by Landman (1989) I propose a unified semantic interpretation of para. I posit that the denotation of regular count nouns includes only sums of individuals whereas pluralia tantum denote complete semi-lattices. In each case, para selects a minimal element of the denotation of a noun, i.e., either a sum consisting of 2 individuals or an atom, and turns it into a group which can be further counted.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Counting Minimal Groups: Towards a Unified Semantics of the Polish Measure Word 'Para'

Popis výsledku anglicky

In this squib I discuss a puzzle concerning the Polish measure word para (?pair of?) and its supposedly heterogeneous behavior in phrases in which it combines with regular count nouns and, on the other hand, with pluralia tantum. The puzzle concerns thedifferent cardinality of denoted objects and the relationship between atomicity and collectivity. Building on the theory of Krifka (1995) which I extend with the group-forming operation developed by Landman (1989) I propose a unified semantic interpretation of para. I posit that the denotation of regular count nouns includes only sums of individuals whereas pluralia tantum denote complete semi-lattices. In each case, para selects a minimal element of the denotation of a noun, i.e., either a sum consisting of 2 individuals or an atom, and turns it into a group which can be further counted.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AI - Jazykověda

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Grazer Linguistische Studien

ISSN

1015-0498

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

83

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

jaro 2015

Stát vydavatele periodika

AT - Rakouská republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

169-177

Kód UT WoS článku

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