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the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification

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used is a combination <strong>of</strong> traditional elicitation <strong>and</strong> solicitation <strong>of</strong> acceptability judgments,<br />

along with searching for examples in spontaneous speech <strong>and</strong> texts (here I<br />

consulted most extensively <strong>the</strong> autobiographical narrative <strong>of</strong> Gregorio Condori Mamani<br />

[Valderrama & Escobar 1977]). However, to be consistent <strong>and</strong> in keeping with<br />

<strong>the</strong> considerations discussed in <strong>the</strong> preceding paragraph, I have also checked spontaneous<br />

examples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se sorts with my consultants to be sure <strong>the</strong>y reflected <strong>the</strong><br />

grammatical system I am studying here. Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> complex <strong>semantics</strong> <strong>of</strong> some<br />

<strong>of</strong> my examples, I made extensive use <strong>of</strong> pictures <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r concrete visual aids to<br />

confirm contexts. Of course, <strong>the</strong>re were also many cases in which my consultants’<br />

opinions varied, but in <strong>the</strong> end I have tried to use examples which are broadly agreed<br />

upon <strong>and</strong> which reflect systematic responses, for <strong>the</strong> core analyses I have given. In<br />

cases in which relevant data evoked mixed responses I have tried to report this explicitly<br />

in <strong>the</strong> dissertation, <strong>and</strong> where possible to provide an explanation for <strong>the</strong>se<br />

responses.

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