"Interactions of Degree and Quantification is a collection of chapters edited by Peter Hallman that deal with superlative, equative and differential constructions cross-linguistically, interactions of the comparative with both individual quantifiers and event structure, the use of the individual quantifier 'some' as a numeral, and the question of whether the very notion of 'degree' is reducible to a relation between individuals. These issues all represent semantic parallels and interactions between individual quantifiers (every, some, etc.) and degree quantifiers (more, most, numerals, etc.) in the expression of quantity and measurement. The contributions presented here advance the analytical depth and cross-linguistic breadth of the state of the art in semantics and its interface with syntax in human language."--
Linguists explore quantification over individuals and over degrees, and the ways in which quantifiers in these domains interact. They cover indeterminate numerals and their alternatives; the semantics of the superlative quantifier est; quantification, degrees, and beyond in Navajo; separate but equal: a typology of equative constructions; compounded scales; from possible individuals to scalar segments; measuring cardinaluities: evidence from differential comparatives in French; quantifying events and activities; split semantics for non-monotonic quantifiers in than-clauses; and nominal quantifiers in than clauses and degree questions. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Interactions of Degree and Quantification examines connections and semantic parallels between individual and degree quantifiers in the expression of quantity and measurement in human language.
