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Amount semantics

Published in Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory • Apr 5, 2015
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Authors:
Gregory Scontras

Abstract

<p>This paper presents a case study of the English noun <em>amount</em>, a word that ostensibly relies on measurement in its semantics, yet stands apart from other quantizing nouns on the basis of its <span>EXISTENTIAL </span>interpretation. <em>John ate the apples that Bill ate</em> does not mean J...

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