Dayal's (2004) theory of kind terms accounts for the definiteness and number marking patterns in kind terms in many languages. Brazilian Portuguese has been claimed to be a counter-example to her theory as it seems to allow bare “singular” kind terms, which are predicted to be impossible according to her theory. However, the empirical status of the relevant data has not been clear so far. This paper presents a new data point from Singlish and confirms the existence of bare “singular” kind terms. A revised theory of kind terms is proposed that accounts for it. The proposed theory puts forth a number system with three basic categories, i.e. singular, plural and general. It is claimed that bare “singular” kind terms are in fact derived from ge...
In this paper, we offer some preliminary remarks on the syntax-semantics of the nominal system in Ca...
This paper explores the countability of deverbal bare singular nouns in Brazilian Portuguese, such a...
In this paper we examine the nominal system in Brazilian Portuguese (BrP), a challenge to cross-ling...
ABSTRACT. This paper explores the link between number marking and (in)definiteness in nominals and t...
This paper investigates the availability of anaphoric readings with bare nouns in languages without ...
In this paper, I provide evidence against the idea that bare singulars in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) ...
This paper investigates the semantics of bare nominals (BNs) in Brazilian and in European Portuguese...
The main goal of the paper is to elucidate the notion of ‘number neutrality’ in such a way that we c...
This paper contributes to the debate on the semantics of bare singular nouns (BSNs) in Brazilian Por...
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the ...
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the ...
It is a consensus in the literature that the so called Bare Singular (BS, from now on) in Brazilian ...
This paper investigates the referential properties of bare singulars in Brazilian Portuguese. The li...
Whether the kind/object distinction is grammatically encoded or extra-grammatical in nature has been...
Apresentam-se neste estudo os resultados de investigação em banco de dados de língua falada e escrit...
In this paper, we offer some preliminary remarks on the syntax-semantics of the nominal system in Ca...
This paper explores the countability of deverbal bare singular nouns in Brazilian Portuguese, such a...
In this paper we examine the nominal system in Brazilian Portuguese (BrP), a challenge to cross-ling...
ABSTRACT. This paper explores the link between number marking and (in)definiteness in nominals and t...
This paper investigates the availability of anaphoric readings with bare nouns in languages without ...
In this paper, I provide evidence against the idea that bare singulars in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) ...
This paper investigates the semantics of bare nominals (BNs) in Brazilian and in European Portuguese...
The main goal of the paper is to elucidate the notion of ‘number neutrality’ in such a way that we c...
This paper contributes to the debate on the semantics of bare singular nouns (BSNs) in Brazilian Por...
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the ...
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the ...
It is a consensus in the literature that the so called Bare Singular (BS, from now on) in Brazilian ...
This paper investigates the referential properties of bare singulars in Brazilian Portuguese. The li...
Whether the kind/object distinction is grammatically encoded or extra-grammatical in nature has been...
Apresentam-se neste estudo os resultados de investigação em banco de dados de língua falada e escrit...
In this paper, we offer some preliminary remarks on the syntax-semantics of the nominal system in Ca...
This paper explores the countability of deverbal bare singular nouns in Brazilian Portuguese, such a...
In this paper we examine the nominal system in Brazilian Portuguese (BrP), a challenge to cross-ling...