Three Readings of Most  

Oleh:

Kotek, Hadas ; Sudo, Yasutada

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: Proceedings of the 21st Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 20 - 22, 2011, page 353–372.
Topik: Quantification; superlatives; partitions; most
Fulltext: 353-372.pdf (326.71KB)

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In this paper we show that most DPs in subject position can receive three kinds of truth-conditions, yielding a proportional reading, a ‘regular’ superlative reading and a ‘partition-based’ superlative reading. We propose an analysis of the three readings that views them as resulting from the interaction of several components, including (a generalized version of) the superlative operator -est, covert and overt movement, and focus. Furthermore, we explain how movement affects the distribution of readings of most.

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