Anaphoric potential of cumulative dependencies
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https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2024.v28.1155Abstract
This paper discusses the anaphoric potential of non-quantificational plural arguments, inquiring whether cumulative readings introduce new 'quantificational dependencies'. I show that (i) 'quantificational subordination' against non-distributive readings is often quite degraded, but (ii) common knowledge inference sometimes improves its acceptability, and (iii) non-distributive plural anaphora against cumulative readings may induce a co-varying reading. This suggests that cumulative readings may indeed introduce new dependencies, but their availability is limited. I propose that non-distributive readings ‘underspecify’ dependencies, while distributive readings highlight specific dependencies, and its interaction with pronoun maximality blocks quantificational subordination against cumulative readings. I implement it with 'State-based Dynamic Plural Logic' which keeps track of 'quantificational alternatives'.Downloads
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2024-12-20
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Nakamura, T. (2024). Anaphoric potential of cumulative dependencies. Proceedings of Sinn Und Bedeutung, 28, 685–703. https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2024.v28.1155
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