Quantifier focus in Serbian
Lappalainen, Aleksandra and Heinat, Fredrik LU
(2022)
In Studii de lingvistică
12(2).
p.41-60
- Abstract
- This paper presents a study on the interpretation of anaphoric
reference to preceding quantified expressions in Serbian. Quantifiers not
only differ in the proportions they denote but also, depending on their
polarity, in their properties of assigning referential focus. In an off-line
judgement task, we investigated the focus properties of four Serbian
quantifiers. The results show that positive and negative quantifiers
behave differently and focus different discourse referents. This is in line
with what we know from other languages. However, Serbian differs from
English in that negative quantifiers are more open to different set focuses.
Our conclusion from the study is that negative and positive... (More) - This paper presents a study on the interpretation of anaphoric
reference to preceding quantified expressions in Serbian. Quantifiers not
only differ in the proportions they denote but also, depending on their
polarity, in their properties of assigning referential focus. In an off-line
judgement task, we investigated the focus properties of four Serbian
quantifiers. The results show that positive and negative quantifiers
behave differently and focus different discourse referents. This is in line
with what we know from other languages. However, Serbian differs from
English in that negative quantifiers are more open to different set focuses.
Our conclusion from the study is that negative and positive quantified
expressions in Serbian show, in principle, the same categorical differences
that we find in other languages. The effect of polarity on referential focus
seems to be an effect not particular to English. However, there are subtle
differences between negative quantifiers in Serbian and English. (Less)
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- author
- Lappalainen, Aleksandra
and Heinat, Fredrik
LU
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- referential focus, judgement task, semantics, syntax
- in
- Studii de lingvistică
- volume
- 12
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 20 pages
- publisher
- University of Oradea Publishing House
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85148943636
- ISSN
- 2248-2547
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
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- 74f2dcf6-961a-401e-b3d2-f106f71973a2
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abstract = {{This paper presents a study on the interpretation of anaphoric<br/>reference to preceding quantified expressions in Serbian. Quantifiers not<br/>only differ in the proportions they denote but also, depending on their<br/>polarity, in their properties of assigning referential focus. In an off-line<br/>judgement task, we investigated the focus properties of four Serbian<br/>quantifiers. The results show that positive and negative quantifiers<br/>behave differently and focus different discourse referents. This is in line<br/>with what we know from other languages. However, Serbian differs from<br/>English in that negative quantifiers are more open to different set focuses.<br/>Our conclusion from the study is that negative and positive quantified<br/>expressions in Serbian show, in principle, the same categorical differences<br/>that we find in other languages. The effect of polarity on referential focus<br/>seems to be an effect not particular to English. However, there are subtle<br/>differences between negative quantifiers in Serbian and English.}},
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language = {{eng}},
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publisher = {{University of Oradea Publishing House}},
series = {{Studii de lingvistică}},
title = {{Quantifier focus in Serbian}},
url = {{http://studiidelingvistica.uoradea.ro/docs/12-2-2022/pdf-uri/Lappalainen_Heinat.pdf}},
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