Subset comparatives as comparative quantifiers
Thesis: S.M. in Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2017. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-44). === This paper motivates and presents a novel analysis of the "subset comparative&...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| Summary: | Thesis: S.M. in Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2017. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-44). === This paper motivates and presents a novel analysis of the "subset comparative" construction (e.g. John saw more phonologists than just Mary; John drank more than just coffee). I build on Hackl (2000) and Alxatib (2013)'s analyses of comparative quantifiers (more than three) to develop a unified account for both. This analysis entails that subset comparatives are formed via ellipsis of a clausal source; I provide evidence for this claim and against previous analyses that give subset comparatives a phrasal analysis. === by Miriam Claire Nussbaum. === S.M. in Linguistics |
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