The Scope of Reciprocal Degree Operators and Degree Pluralities

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  • I-Ta Chris Hsieh National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v27i0.4150

Abstract

A degree sentence such as John and Mary are (un)equally tall conveys both reciprocity and equivalence and hence are termed 'reciprocal equatives'. This paper investigates this degree construction; building on Schwarz's (2007) pioneer study, I suggest an account for this degree construction that covers a wider range of data. To the extent that the proposal is on the right track, it provides new support for building in plurality in the domain of degrees, an idea that has been put forward by Beck (2010, 2014) and Dotlačil & Nouwen (2016).

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Published

2017-10-19

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Proceedings of SALT 27

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