Abstract
Weak definites display restrictions on the kind of modifiers they accept. This paper aims to determine what kind of adjectives can maintain weak readings and why. Following a kind-referring analysis of weak definites, this paper predicts, tests, and corroborates that only adjectives denoting properties of kinds can occur in weak definite configurations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Weak Referentiality |
Editors | Ana Aguilar Guevara, Bert Le Bruyn, Joost Zwarts |
Publisher | John Benjamins |
Pages | 237-264 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027269386 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027257024 |
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Publication status | Published - 2014 |