Something Out of Nothing : the Semantics and Pragmatics of Implicit Quantification
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Implicit Quantification
Our rough guess is there are 43,250 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 2 hours and 53 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 6 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Word Count
43,250 words, Guess
Page Count
173 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28103594M
- ISBN-139789004431485
- OCLC Control Number1143641532
- Library of Congress Control Number2020020265
Classifications
- LCCP299.Q3C55 2020
Description
"Some sentences contain no overt quantifier, yet are interpreted quantificationally, e.g., Plumbers are available (entailing that some plumbers are available), or Plumbers are intelligent (whose entailment is less clear, but seems to be saying that a large number of plumbers are intelligent). Where does the quantifier come from? In this book, Ariel Cohen makes the novel proposal that the quantifier is not simply an empty category, but is generated by reinterpretations mechanisms, which are governed by well specified principles. He demonstrates how the puzzling and sometimes mysterious properties of such sentences can be naturally derived from the reinterpretation mechanisms that generate them. The resulting picture has substantial implications that language contains hidden elements, underlying its surface structure"--
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!