Semantic Properties of (Non-)Floating Quantifiers and their Syntactic Implications1

It is well-known that, in Japanese, classifier phrases (ClPs) (e.g., 3 classifier) or measure phrases (MPs) (e.g., 3 liters) can ‘float’ in that they can be separated from the host noun, as in (1b) and (2b).2 ClPs and MPs in this configuration are referred to as floating quantifiers (FQs), and their non-floated counterparts in (1a) and (2a) in which ClPs or MPs are adjacent to their host noun are referred to as non-floating quantifiers (non-FQs).