Arthur Merin

List of John Benjamins publications for which Arthur Merin plays a role.

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Merin, Arthur. 2005. Proportion Quantifier Interpretations of Indefinites and Endocentric Relevance Relations. Bare Plurals, Indefinites, and Weak–Strong Distinction, Vogeleer, Svetlana (ed.), pp. 147–186
We show how evidential relevance relations between restrictor predicates N and attribute predicates induce proportion quantifier interpretations of indefinite Det N. A paradigmsetting role is played by ‘Protagorean’ determiners, many and few, which intuitively designate large and small quantities,… read more | Article