Tuvan -daa in quantificational noun phrases: Existential or universal?

Authors

  • Ian L. Kirby Harvard University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5289

Keywords:

negative polarity, quantifier particles, alternative semantics, exhaustification, focus

Abstract

This paper characterizes the main functions of the Tuvan particle -daa and proposes a semantic analysis, focusing on its role in Quantificational NPs (QNPs), specifically its role in forming Negative Polarity Items (NPIs) and universal quantifiers.  It is argued that Tuvan -daa QNPs are underlyingly existentials, with these two main readings being derived from recursive exhaustification of the host's alternatives.

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Published

2022-05-05

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America

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License

Published by the LSA with permission of the author(s) under a CC BY 4.0 license.

How to Cite

Kirby, Ian L. 2022. “Tuvan -Daa in Quantificational Noun Phrases: Existential or Universal?”. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 7 (1): 5289. https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5289.