Formal Variation and Language Change in Catalan Quantifiers: The Role of Pragmatics

This article studies the formal variation of the masculine singular forms of the quantifiers u/un ‘one’, algú/algun ‘someone, some’, ningú/ningun ‘no-one, anyone, not one, any, none’ and cada u/cada un ‘everyone, each one’ in contemporary Catalan. The standard uses of these forms are contrasted with...

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Main Author: Joan-Rafael Ramos
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2020-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/308