Mandarin Particle DOU: A Pre-exhaustification Exhaustifier
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This paper provides a uniform semantics to capture various functions of Mandarin particle dou, including the quantifier use, FCI-licenser use, and scalar marker use. I argue that dou is a presuppositional exhaustifier that operates on sub-alternatives and has a pre-exhaustification effect.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016