자료유형  

 학위논문

Control Number  

0016934573

International Standard Book Number  

9798380620604

Dewey Decimal Classification Number  

401

Main Entry-Personal Name  

Agha, Omar.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

[S.l.] : New York University., 2023

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023

Physical Description  

1 online resource(122 p.)

General Note  

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.

General Note  

Advisor: Champollion, Lucas.

Dissertation Note  

Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2023.

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This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Summary, Etc.  

요약What is the best logical form for sentences involving iteration over possibilities, times or events? Which constructions should be analyzed as involving covert universal quantifiers over abstract objects (like worlds or events) and which constructions would be better analyzed as instances of plural predication, with no covert quantifier? To gain ground on these questions, I present three case studies in which the theory of homogeneity and non-maximality, originally developed for plural definite noun phrases, is applied to other problem areas: conditionals, temporal adverbs, and weak necessity modals. I give an explicit formal description of what it would mean to treat such objects as plural predication structures, and I provide novel arguments in favor of the plural referential analysis.For conditionals, the first case study shows that variably strict theories give incorrect results for certain Sobel sequences, and demonstrates how the problem can be fixed by a plural, referential analysis of bare conditionals. In the case of temporal adverbs and habituals, the second case study highlights data that shows that their exception tolerance is sensitive to the Question Under Discussion (QUD). And for weak necessity modals, the third case study gives evidence for their homogeneous behavior under negation, highlighting certain parallels with plural predication.The conclusion is that, in each case---bare conditionals, bare habituals, temporal adverbs, and weak necessity modals---there are substantial arguments in favor of a non-quantificational analysis. These findings effectively limit the use of silent quantifiers as an analytical tool. In each case where a silent or covert quantifier might seem appropriate, it is worthwhile to consider a plural referential analysis as an alternative, and to test for the properties of homogeneity and non-maximality. In addition to this methodological point, these case studies also serve to further our understanding of the diverse constructions under analysis, and reveal new ways in which the denotational domains of times, worlds, events, and individuals are parallel to each other.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Linguistics.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Language.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Philosophy.

Index Term-Uncontrolled  

Conditionals

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Habituals

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Homogeneity

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Modality

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Plurals

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New York University Linguistics

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Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-04A.

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Dissertation Abstract International

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