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Acceptability differences explained • (5) is out due to the IRS: (5) ?? A car that was bought in the 80s is usually blue. Most e. [∃x [arg(e, x) ∧ car (x) ∧ ∃e’ [buy(e’) ∧ theme(e’, x) ∧ past(e’) ∧ in_80s(e’) ∧ e’ @ 80s] ∧ C’’(x) ∧ e @ τ(e’)] [blue (e) ∧ pres(e)] • Restrictor: eventualities take place before speech time. • Nucleus: eventualities include speech time. • Necessarily yields an empty intersection. • The sentence is out. Indefinites and Weak Quantifiers, Brussels 2005
Acceptability differences explained • On the other hand, (6) is predicted to be acceptable: (6) A car that was bought in the 80s was usually blue. Most e. [∃x [arg(e, x) ∧ car (x) ∧ ∃e’ [buy(e’) ∧ theme(e’, x) ∧ past(e’) ∧ in_80s(e’) ∧ e’ @ 80s] ∧ C’’(x) ∧ e @ τ(e’)] [blue (e) ∧ past(e)] Indefinites and Weak Quantifiers, Brussels 2005
Page 1 and 2: Quantification over Events: The Cas
Page 3 and 4: Outline • Data • QV-strategies:
Page 5 and 6: Data: Singular Indefinites • In s
Page 7 and 8: Data: Plural Definites • Addition
Page 9 and 10: Outline • Data • QV-strategies:
Page 11 and 12: QV with Singular Indefinites • QV
Page 13 and 14: The Use of Bare Plurals: English
Page 15 and 16: The Use of Bare Plurals Assuming th
Page 17 and 18: QV with Plural Definites • How do
Page 19 and 20: Plural Definites: Co-variation with
Page 21 and 22: Plural Definites: Distribution over
Page 23 and 24: QV with Indefinites (5) ?? A car th
Page 25: Interval Resolution Strategy (Sketc
Page 29 and 30: Plural Definites: Unacceptability o
Page 31 and 32: Coincidence Constraint • Coincide
Page 33 and 34: Outline • Data • QV-strategies
Page 35 and 36: Bare Plurals: Acceptability of (11)
Page 37 and 38: References • Berman, Steve (1987)
Page 39 and 40: References • Link, Godehard (1983
Page 41 and 42: Appendix: Plural Definites: Co-vari
Page 43 and 44: Appendix: Interval Resolution Strat
Page 45 and 46: Appendix: Plural Definites: Unaccep
Page 47: Appendix: Coincidence Constraint (9

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