Pairs of things and the meaning of the plural

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Pairs of things and the meaning of the plural

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In this chapter, I discuss issues concerning the semantic interpretation of the plural. I review two alternative approaches to the problem, namely the inclusive and exclusive interpretation of the plural, and recall arguments against the inclusive approach. Furthermore, I propose that the unified semantics of `pair' developed here supports the exclusive account. The analysis accounts for the supposedly heterogeneous behavior of `pair' in phrases in which it combines with regular plural nouns and, on the other hand, with pluralia tantum. The puzzle concerns different cardinalities of denoted objects. I posit that the denotation of regular count nouns includes only sums of individuals, whereas pluralia tantum denote complete semi-lattices. In each case, `pair' selects a minimal element of the denotation of a noun, i.e., either a sum consisting of two individuals or an atom, and turns it into a group that can be further counted.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Pairs of things and the meaning of the plural

Popis výsledku anglicky

In this chapter, I discuss issues concerning the semantic interpretation of the plural. I review two alternative approaches to the problem, namely the inclusive and exclusive interpretation of the plural, and recall arguments against the inclusive approach. Furthermore, I propose that the unified semantics of `pair' developed here supports the exclusive account. The analysis accounts for the supposedly heterogeneous behavior of `pair' in phrases in which it combines with regular plural nouns and, on the other hand, with pluralia tantum. The puzzle concerns different cardinalities of denoted objects. I posit that the denotation of regular count nouns includes only sums of individuals, whereas pluralia tantum denote complete semi-lattices. In each case, `pair' selects a minimal element of the denotation of a noun, i.e., either a sum consisting of two individuals or an atom, and turns it into a group that can be further counted.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA17-16111S" target="_blank" >GA17-16111S: Formální přístupy ke gramatickému číslu ve slovanských jazycích</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Topics in Syntax and Semantics : Linguistic and Philosophical Perspectives

ISBN

9788380888418

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

111-128

Počet stran knihy

156

Název nakladatele

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Místo vydání

Łódź

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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