This paper presents an analysis of weak definites (e.g. to answer the phone) as introduced by Carlson and Sussman (2005). The proposal is that these definites refer to kinds, which are instantiated by ordinary individuals when they combine with object-level predicates. This combination is made possible by a lexical rule that lifts object-level predicates to kind-level predicates, and incorporates into their denotation a predicate that represents the stereotypical usages of the kinds. This analysis accounts for most of the peculiar properties of weak definites.Cet article présente une analyse des définis faibles (comme répondre au téléphone) introduits par Carlson et Sussman (2005). On y défend l’idée que les définis faibles font référence à...
Abstract Numeral classifier languages distinguish definite noun phrases licensed by uniqueness from ...
Mainly based on data from Old Spanish and Modern Francoprovençal, this paper discusses a hitherto un...
Weak definites in English have been widely studied as an example of when the definite article doesn’...
Weak definite NPs do not presuppose the existence of uniquely identifiable entities. In addition, th...
This dissertation studies definite noun phrases like (reading) the newspaper, (answering) the phone,...
This paper introduces a new proposal for accommodating “weak definites” (Carlson and Sussman 2005) w...
While it is usually assumed that definite descriptions presuppose the existence and the uniqueness f...
In this paper we defend three hypotheses. First, all languages that have Determiners (null or overt)...
Weak definite DPs have been characterized as definite DPs lacking the uniqueness presupposition usua...
Definite noun phrases typically refer to entities that are uniquely identifiable in the speaker and ...
We discuss the properties of weak definite noun phrases, definite noun phrases (henceforth DP) which...
We investigate how the lexical nature of weak definites influences the phenomenon of direct object s...
In this dissertation I investigated the restrictions on so-called weakly referential constructions s...
In this dissertation I investigated the restrictions on so-called weakly referential constructions s...
This paper focuses on some issues involving expletive articles and long weak definites in Romance (m...
Abstract Numeral classifier languages distinguish definite noun phrases licensed by uniqueness from ...
Mainly based on data from Old Spanish and Modern Francoprovençal, this paper discusses a hitherto un...
Weak definites in English have been widely studied as an example of when the definite article doesn’...
Weak definite NPs do not presuppose the existence of uniquely identifiable entities. In addition, th...
This dissertation studies definite noun phrases like (reading) the newspaper, (answering) the phone,...
This paper introduces a new proposal for accommodating “weak definites” (Carlson and Sussman 2005) w...
While it is usually assumed that definite descriptions presuppose the existence and the uniqueness f...
In this paper we defend three hypotheses. First, all languages that have Determiners (null or overt)...
Weak definite DPs have been characterized as definite DPs lacking the uniqueness presupposition usua...
Definite noun phrases typically refer to entities that are uniquely identifiable in the speaker and ...
We discuss the properties of weak definite noun phrases, definite noun phrases (henceforth DP) which...
We investigate how the lexical nature of weak definites influences the phenomenon of direct object s...
In this dissertation I investigated the restrictions on so-called weakly referential constructions s...
In this dissertation I investigated the restrictions on so-called weakly referential constructions s...
This paper focuses on some issues involving expletive articles and long weak definites in Romance (m...
Abstract Numeral classifier languages distinguish definite noun phrases licensed by uniqueness from ...
Mainly based on data from Old Spanish and Modern Francoprovençal, this paper discusses a hitherto un...
Weak definites in English have been widely studied as an example of when the definite article doesn’...