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Appendix: Coincidence Constraint • Running time of a plural eventuality e*: τ(e*) = def ιt. ∀e’ ∈ Atom(e*) [τ(e’) ⊆ t ∧ ∀t’ [∀e’ ∈ Atom(e*) [τ(e’) ⊆ t’] → t ⊆ t’ ]] • The running time of a plural eventuality e* contains the running time of an atomic eventuality e’: τ(e’) ⊆τ(e*) def ∃e’’∈ Atom(e*) [τ(e’) ⊆τ(e’’)] • Coincidence Constraint: A set of eventualities E fulfills the coincidence constraint iff ¬ [∀e, e’ ∈ E [τ(e) = τ(e’)]] Indefinites and Weak Quantifiers, Brussels 2005
Appendix: Coincidence Constraint (9) *The biologists that listened to Peter’s talk on kangaroo tails at the conference last summer were usually openminded. Most e. [e ∈ Atom (σ{e’: arg*(e’, σ{X: people*(X) ∧ ∃e’’ [ agent(e’’, X) ∧ listen*(e’’) ∧ past(e’’)]})}) ∧ e @ τ(e’’)] [e ∈ Atom (σ{e’: open_minded(e’) ∧ past(e’)})] • Due to IRS, the running time of each e has to be included in (e’’). • Ergo, for each e there has to be a corresponding atom e’ in e’’ such that (e) ⊆ (e’). • Running times of all atomic eventualities in e’’ coincide. • Therefore, the eventualities e all coincide temporally. • The coincidence constraint is violated. 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
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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
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Page 25 and 26: Interval Resolution Strategy (Sketc
Page 27 and 28: Acceptability differences explained
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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
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