This book uses mathematical models of language to explain why there are certain gaps in
language: things that we might expect to be able to say but can't. For instance, why can we …

The notion of atom plays an important role in formal semantics, as it is often used to capture
the distinction between semantically singular and plural expressions. Semantic singularity …

Contrast and distributivity in the semantics of alternation* Maria Esipova New York University 1.
Introduction Languages have va Page 1 Contrast and distributivity in the semantics of …

Expressions like John and Mary or the water in my cup intuitively involve reference to
collections of individuals or substances. The parthood relation between these collections …

This paper presents a diagnostic for identifying distributive constructions and shows that it
applies to pseudopartitives and for-adverbials. On this basis, a unified account is proposed …

Este libro reviste interés para tres tipos de lectores: primero, para los estudiosos del
purépecha, que podrán hallar aquí algunas generalizaciones nuevas y confirmar otras …

The study of quantifiers and the meaning that these quantifiers attribute to the sentences has
been the focus of many studies throughout the literature. Quantificational elements, which …

Previous analyses were not designed to account for all three constructions at the same time.
Accordingly, I not only assess how well they generalize beyond their intended purpose, but I …

퓨터간의 자연스런 정보 교환이 불가능하다. 그 큰 이유 증의 하나는 이들 양자간의의사소통을
매개하는 언어가 정보 영역을 표시하는 국한된 공식과 시각적 기호만을 생성하는 응통성이 …