Two types of class B numeral modifiers: A reply to Nouwen 2010
Nouwen (2010) proposes that numeral modifiers like “at most” and “up to” belong to a natural class of expressions that share the same semantic interpretation. We identify several semantic contrasts between “at most” and “up to” that are inconsistent with this proposal. Moreover, we show that Nouwen’...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Linguistic Society of America
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Semantics and Pragmatics |
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| Online Access: | http://semprag.org/article/view/1978 |