The way the definite determiner affects quantifiers in Basque
| hal.structure.identifier | Centre de recherche sur la langue et les textes basques [IKER] | |
| dc.contributor.author | ETXEBERRIA, Urtzi | |
| dc.date.created | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstractEn | Based on Basque data (and in line with Etxeberria & Giannakidou 2010, to appear), this paper argues that the domain for quantifiers in certain languages is restricted overtly by a definite determiner (D). This strategy of domain restriction via D--DDR--happens by applying DDR to the nominal argument, but DDR can also apply to the Q-det itself, in which case it forms a constituent with it. In both cases, DDR is a type preserving function, i.e. a modifier, and supplies the contextual C variable. This analysis provides support for the program that domain restriction is syntactically realized, but an important refinement is proposed: domain restriction can affect the Q-det itself (pace Stanley 2002), and in fact quite systematically in certain languages. The Qdet that is affected by DDR is typically a strong one. So-called weak quantifiers cannot be contextually restricted by DDR. Crucially in Basque, D only appears with strong quantifiers. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Basque | |
| dc.subject | definite determiner | |
| dc.subject | strong/weak quantifiers | |
| dc.subject | domain restriction | |
| dc.title.en | The way the definite determiner affects quantifiers in Basque | |
| dc.type | Document de travail - Pré-publication | |
| hal.identifier | artxibo-00741175 | |
| hal.version | 1 | |
| hal.origin.link | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//artxibo-00741175v1 | |
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