Q-Adverbs as Selective Binders: The Quantificational Variability of Free Relatives and Definite Dps

by Stefan Hinterwimmer

This book deals with the interpretation of adverbially quantified sentences containing definite DPs and Free Relatives (FR) Thereby, it concentrates on the origins of Quantificational Variability Effects (QVEs), i.e. readings according to which the respective quantificational adverb seems to quantify over the individuals denoted by the respective DP/FR.
QVEs are usually discussed only in connection with singular indefinites and bare plurals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110196298
• ISBN13: 9783110196290
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary