The Case of Bare Plurals and Plural Definites. - Institut für Linguistik ...
The Case of Bare Plurals and Plural Definites. - Institut für Linguistik ...
The Case of Bare Plurals and Plural Definites. - Institut für Linguistik ...
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<strong>The</strong> Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bare</strong> <strong><strong>Plural</strong>s</strong><br />
Assuming that kinds are sum individuals that exist not only<br />
during a specific time interval, it follows:<br />
• For English:<br />
• <strong>Bare</strong> <strong>Plural</strong>: respective NP denotes a temporally nonspecific<br />
set ⇒ kind denoting<br />
• <strong>Plural</strong> Definite: respective NP denotes a temporally<br />
specific set ⇒ not kind denoting<br />
• German:<br />
(17) (*<strong>The</strong>) Dinosaurs are extinct.<br />
• <strong>Bare</strong> <strong>Plural</strong>: respective NP denotes a temporally nonspecific<br />
set ⇒ kind denoting<br />
• <strong>Plural</strong> Definite: respective NP denotes a temporally<br />
specific or non-specific set ⇒ kind denoting or not<br />
(18) (Die) Dinosaurier sind ausgestorben.<br />
Indefinites <strong>and</strong> Weak Quantifiers, Brussels 2005
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