A uni?ed analysis of the same, phrasal comparatives, and superlatives  

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Pollard, Carl ; Smith, E. Allyn

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: Proceedings of the 22nd Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, held at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, May 18-20, 2012, page 307–325.
Topik: parasitic scope; phrasal comparatives; superlatives; same/different
Fulltext: 3500-6785-1-PB.pdf (207.08KB)

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We present a uni?ed categorial analysis of several types of English comparative, superlative, and the same/different (S/D) sentences, thereby accounting for parallels among these constructions ?rst noted in Heims ms.Our analysis, couched in a linear-logic-based form of categorial grammar along the lines of Oehrle 1994, uilds on the basic insight underlying Barker's (2007)‘parasitic scope’ analysis of internal readings of the same, but is simpler and more general than Barker’s. Ours is also the ?rst uni?ed analysis of all three kinds of phenomena. Our analysis of phrasal comparatives captures their essential similarity to associate-remnant S/D constructions such as Anna read the same book as Bill.

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