Determiners are the natural language (NL) analogue of quantifiers in logic. In model-theoretic semantics (MTS), their denotations are taken as binary relation over subsets of the domain of the model (see [3] for an extensive discussion). When combined with a noun-meaning, a subset of the domain, they give rise to determiner phrase (dp), which, according to the generalised quantifiers theory [1]...

With this paper I aim to demonstrate that a look beyond the Aristotelian square of opposition, and a related non-conservative view on logical determiners, contributes to both the understanding of Aristotelian syllogistics as well as to the study of quantificational structures in natural language.

With this paper I aim to demonstrate that a look beyond the Aristotelian square of opposition, and a related non-conservative view on logical determiners, contributes to both the understanding of Aristotelian syllogistics as well as to the study of quantificational structures in natural language.

The interpretation of sentences with plural determiners and collective predicates is a highly complex problem that has not been sufficiently investigated, despite many advances in theories of plurality and quantification. This paper proposes a new typology of predicates that serves as a basis for a general treatment of singular and plural noun phrases within generalized quantifier theory. Secti...

This paper deals with a historical shift in the semantics and morpho-syntax of pre-nominal possessives Romance languages. Empirically, their evolution follows one two main diachronic paths: they either stop co-occurring determiners (French, Spanish) or, else, start requiring presence (Portuguese, Italian). Contrary to common view which associates first case transition from modifier determiner s...

Focusing on the Foto dialect of Dschang (Yemba), an understudied Grassfields Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, this paper offers a cross-linguistic perspective Cognate Objects (CO). An argument analysis COs is supported by both comparison, e.g. forms corresponding wh-questions, compatibility with strong determiners, quantifiers and possessors, ability to be pronominalized relativized, Dschang-...

Successful language use requires access to products of past processing within an evolving discourse. A central issue for any neurocognitive theory of language then concerns the role of memory variables during language processing. Under a cue-based retrieval account of language comprehension, linguistic dependency resolution (e.g., retrieving antecedents) is subject to interference from other in...