Interpreting plural predication: homogeneity and non-maximality.
Definite descriptions
Homogeneity
Imprecision
Non-maximality
Pluralities
Journal
Linguistics and philosophy
ISSN: 0165-0157
Titre abrégé: Linguist Philos
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101278735
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
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11
2021
pubmed:
2
11
2021
medline:
2
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Plural definite descriptions across many languages display two well-known properties. First, they can give rise to so-called non-maximal readings, in the sense that they 'allow for exceptions' (
Identifiants
pubmed: 34720264
doi: 10.1007/s10988-020-09311-w
pii: 9311
pmc: PMC8550301
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1131-1178Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.