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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the interface between morphosyntax and semantics-pragmatics in the domain of referential and quantificational nominal expressions. We present case studies from Romance and Germanic languages, dealing with both synchronic and diachronic aspects. Our aim is to empirically test, on the basis of comparative data, the most recent theoretical developments in the analysis of reference and quantification and to identify focal points for future research.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Tables Notes on Contributors Abbreviations 1 Reference and Quantification in Nominal Phrases: The Current Landscape and the Way Ahead Chiara Gianollo, Klaus von Heusinger and Maria Napoli 2 Definite Plural Generics in English: Evidence from De-adjectival Nominalization Artemis Alexiadou 3 Quantification and Classification in Romance Plural Indefinites: From Number to Seinsart? Mario Squartini 4 Topics and the Interpretation of Referential Null Subjects Manuel Leonetti 5 Specificity and Questions of Specification Edgar Onea 6 Being Bare: A Survey of Quantifier Positions Cecilia Poletto 7 Indefinites as Fossils: The Case of wh-based Free Choice Maria Aloni 8 The Evaluative Meaning of the Indefinite qualunque in (Old) Italian Olga Kellert 9 Bare and Indefinite Nominal Predicates in the History of German Svetlana Petrova Index of Subjects
