the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification
the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification
the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification
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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
1 Introduction 1<br />
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
1.2 Theoretical framework <strong>and</strong> assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
1.3 Background on Quechua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
1.3.1 The Quechua language family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
1.3.2 Morpho<strong>syntax</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
1.4 The data <strong>and</strong> methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
2 Cuzco Quechua Relative Clauses with Quantified Heads ∗ 15<br />
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
2.2 Some previous analyses <strong>of</strong> IHRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
2.2.1 Williamson 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
2.2.2 Cole 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />
2.2.3 Culy 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
2.2.4 Basilico 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
2.2.5 Shimoyama 1999, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
2.3 The challenge posed by Cuzco Quechua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
2.3.1 Cuzco Quechua quantifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
2.3.2 IHRs with quantified head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
2.4 The structure <strong>of</strong> Cuzco relative clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
2.4.1 Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
2.4.2 Calculating truth conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42<br />
2.5 Fur<strong>the</strong>r evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br />
2.5.1 Scope interactions between <strong>the</strong> relative clause head <strong>and</strong> a matrix<br />
clause quantified DP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br />
2.5.2 Scope interactions between <strong>the</strong> head <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> subject . . . . . 47<br />
2.5.3 Interaction with distributivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48<br />
2.6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52<br />
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