We have tried to show that in the field of universal quantification Latin is by no means more ambiguous than modern languages which have the article. This is due to its lexical richness which contributes to non-ambiguous readings thanks to differentiated universal quantifiers, thanks to the various forms of free-choice, free relatives and negative polarity indefinites and, finally, thanks to a rich and complex system of binary quantification.
Universal Quantifiers in Latin: Some Remarks on Ambiguity / A. Bertocchi; M. Maraldi. - STAMPA. - 316:(2008), pp. 9-21. (Intervento presentato al convegno XIIIe Colloque international de Linguistique latine tenutosi a Bruxelles nel 4-9 avril 2005).
Universal Quantifiers in Latin: Some Remarks on Ambiguity
BERTOCCHI, ALESSANDRA;MARALDI, MIRKA
2008
Abstract
We have tried to show that in the field of universal quantification Latin is by no means more ambiguous than modern languages which have the article. This is due to its lexical richness which contributes to non-ambiguous readings thanks to differentiated universal quantifiers, thanks to the various forms of free-choice, free relatives and negative polarity indefinites and, finally, thanks to a rich and complex system of binary quantification.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
