02963nam 2200661 a 450 991078179510332120230421050534.097866132342301-283-23423-890-272-8235-8(CKB)2550000000045543(EBL)744225(OCoLC)745866930(SSID)ssj0000541096(PQKBManifestationID)11348734(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541096(PQKBWorkID)10492061(PQKB)10960741(MiAaPQ)EBC744225(Au-PeEL)EBL744225(CaPaEBR)ebr10492666(CaONFJC)MIL323423(EXLCZ)99255000000004554319970407d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScope and specificity[electronic resource] /Fengh-Hsi LiuAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c19971 online resource (195 p.)Linguistik aktuell,1066-0829 ;v. 16Based on the author's dissertation (Ph. D.), UCLA, 1990.90-272-2737-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-184) and index.CONTENTS; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Scope Dependency; Chapter 3: Generalized-specificity; Chapter 4: Branching Quantifiers; Chapter 5: G-specificity in Chinese; Chapter 6: Wh/quantifier Interaction; Chapter 7: Recent Development; Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks; References; IndexScope and Specificity is an investigation of quantifier scope interaction in natural language, with special reference to English and Chinese. In particular, it is concerned with semantic properties of NPs. Quantifier scope plays an important role in current theories of syntax and semantics. However, most studies of quantifier scope are only concerned with the behavior of a small number of quantifiers, e.g. 'every', 'some', 'all'. As a result, the generalizations made on the basis of these quantifiers often do not hold when a wider range of quantifiers is considered. In this study a wideLinguistik aktuell ;Bd. 16.Grammar, Comparative and generalQuantifiersEnglish languageGrammar, ComparativeChineseChinese languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglishSemanticsGenerative grammarGrammar, Comparative and generalQuantifiers.English languageGrammar, ComparativeChinese.Chinese languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglish.Semantics.Generative grammar.415Liu Feng-Hsi1555371MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781795103321Scope and specificity3817222UNINA