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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doaj-45edd7ff7b9a47bc99b6f4dad4bba69a2020-11-25T01:07:24ZengLinguistic Society of AmericaSemantics and Pragmatics1937-89122012-02-015012510.3765/sp.5.12496Two types of class B numeral modifiers: A reply to Nouwen 2010Bernhard Schwarz0Brian Buccola1Michael Hamilton2McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMcGill UniversityNouwen (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’s semantics cannot be right for “at most”. In attempting to apply his semantics to “up to”, we propose an amendment intended to accomodate certain observations not captured in Nouwen’s original account. http://dx.doi.org/10.3765/sp.5.1 <a href="http://semantics-online.org/sp-bib/schwarz-buccola-hamilton-2011-article.bib">BibTeX info</a>http://semprag.org/article/view/1978modified numeralsdegree scalesignorance implicationsmonotonicityweak numerals |
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Two types of class B numeral modifiers: A reply to Nouwen 2010 |
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Semantics and Pragmatics |
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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’s semantics cannot be right for “at most”. In attempting to apply his semantics to “up to”, we propose an amendment intended to accomodate certain observations not captured in Nouwen’s original account.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3765/sp.5.1
<a href="http://semantics-online.org/sp-bib/schwarz-buccola-hamilton-2011-article.bib">BibTeX info</a> |
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modified numerals degree scales ignorance implications monotonicity weak numerals |
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