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Linglib.Phenomena.Questions.ScopeReadings

A pair-list reading datum: universal quantifier over wh-phrase.

  • question : String

    The question

  • universalNP : String

    The universal NP

  • whPhrase : String

    The wh-phrase

  • pairListAnswer : String

    Example pair-list answer

  • singleAnswer : Option String

    Example non-pair-list answer (if available)

  • context : String

    Context/situation description

  • pairListPreferred : Bool

    Is pair-list the preferred reading?

  • factors : String

    Factors affecting the reading

  • source : String

    Source

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      G&S p. 403: "Which student was recommended by each professor?"

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        G&S p. 404: "Who does every man love?"

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          G&S p. 405: "Which of his teachers does every student admire?"

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            G&S: Pair-list with 'each' vs 'every'

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              Pair-list under 'know'

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                Pair-list under 'wonder' (degraded)

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                    A choice reading datum: disjunction/existential over wh-phrase.

                    • question : String

                      The question

                    • disjNP : String

                      The disjunctive/existential NP

                    • whPhrase : String

                      The wh-phrase

                    • choiceAnswer : String

                      The choice answer (conditional on disjunct)

                    • nonChoiceAnswer : String

                      The non-choice answer

                    • context : String

                      Context

                    • choiceAvailable : Bool

                      Is choice reading available?

                    • source : String

                      Source

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                        G&S p. 411: "Whom does John or Mary love?"

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                          G&S p. 412: "John knows whom Mary or Sue invited"

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                            G&S: Existential wide scope - "Which student does some professor recommend?"

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                              Choice with indefinite - "Who speaks a Scandinavian language?"

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                                  Minimal pairs showing scope effects.

                                  • wideScope : String

                                    The question with wide-scope quantifier reading

                                  • narrowScope : String

                                    The question with narrow-scope quantifier reading

                                  • wideScopeAnswer : String

                                    Wide-scope answer

                                  • narrowScopeAnswer : String

                                    Narrow-scope answer

                                  • scopeFactors : String

                                    Which factors determine the reading

                                  • source : String

                                    Source

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                                      Each vs Every in scope

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                                        Subject vs Object position

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                                          Data on factors affecting pair-list availability.

                                          • question : String

                                            The example question

                                          • quantifier : String

                                            The quantifier type

                                          • embeddingVerb : Option String

                                            The embedding verb (if any)

                                          • pairListOK : Bool

                                            Is pair-list available?

                                          • explanation : String

                                            Explanation

                                          • source : String

                                            Source

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                                              'Know' licenses pair-list

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                                                'Wonder' dislikes pair-list

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                                                  'Ask' and pair-list

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                                                    Matrix questions and pair-list

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                                                        Classification of answer types for scope readings.

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                                                            Map scope configuration to answer type.

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                                                              Data on functional (f-) questions: wh-phrase with bound variable.

                                                              • question : String

                                                                The question

                                                              • boundVariable : String

                                                                The bound variable

                                                              • binder : String

                                                                The binding quantifier

                                                              • explanation : String

                                                                Why this forces functional reading

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                                                                Example functional answer

                                                              • source : String

                                                                Source

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                                                                  "Which of his teachers does every student admire?"

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                                                                    "Which of her children does each mother love most?"

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                                                                      Data on pair-list readings across languages.

                                                                      • language : String

                                                                        Language

                                                                      • example_ : String

                                                                        Example sentence

                                                                      • gloss : String

                                                                        Gloss

                                                                      • pairListOK : Bool

                                                                        Is pair-list available?

                                                                      • notes : String

                                                                        Notes on language-specific factors

                                                                      • source : String

                                                                        Source

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                                                                          Hungarian: flexible pair-list with wh-in-situ

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                                                                            Japanese: wh-in-situ with pair-list

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                                                                              G&S key principles for scope readings

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