Universal Quantifier PPIs
Negative Polarity Items (NPIs) that denote lower scalar endpoints, such as existentials like 'any 'or 'ever', are often said to be only fine in Downward Entailing contexts, since outside such contexts their semantics would give rise to a contradiction. According to Chierchia (200...
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Open Library of Humanities
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/220 |