The Syntax-Semantics Mappings of Affixal Quantifiers and Tripartite Structures

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Abstract

This chapter answers the question of how the syntax of the sentences involving these affixal quantifiers is mapped to their semantic representations. I will argue that affixal quantifiers give a mapping mechanism distinct from that of A-quantifiers and that of D-quantifiers: while the selection of items for association is determined by the QAH as derived in Chap. 3, there is no unified mapping for affixal quantifiers. When there is no focus in the sentence, their mapping is determined by the lexical semantics of individual affixal quantifiers: for -saai, the item selected from the QAH is mapped to the restrictor, with everything else within its scope to the nuclear scope; on the other hand, for -maai and -hoi, the item selected from the QAH is mapped to the nuclear scope, with everything else within its scope to the restrictor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages121-161
Number of pages41
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Volume87
ISSN (Print)0924-4670
ISSN (Electronic)2215-0358

Keywords

  • Additive Quantifier
  • Complement Clause
  • Lexical Semantic
  • Restrictive Domain
  • Verbal Argument

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