Generic and Weak Demonstratives: The Realm of Kinds
In this paper we present a unified analysis of generic and weak interpretations of definite (DEF) and demonstrative (DEM) descriptions. In such contexts, the DEF only denotes the kind, whereas the DEM cannot denote the maximal node of a taxonomy. We claim that this contrast can be explained if we tr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Portuguese Linguistics |
| Online Access: | http://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/57 |