Proportionality and Conservativity in Turkish

Proportional numerals like 70% and two-thirds, which express a relation between two quantities, give rise to distinct interpretations inside different constructions. In The company hired of the women, cardinality women that are is compared all (a proportional reading). on other hand, individuals reverse-proportional This paper concerned with form-meaning relations associated measurement constructions reverse in Turkish. expressions appear violate semantic universal known as Conservativity Constraint. Building previous research, we propose Conservativity-compatible analysis for such We claim these exhibit non-conservativity effects due fact noun them interpreted only its vP-internal position. constructions, undergo DP-movement, result both tail head movement chain, blocking effects. show developed this also accounts distribution non-conservative readings context-sensitive determiners many few.