Pointwise Dynamic Generalized Quantifiers #
@cite{brasoveanu-2007} @cite{charlow-2021}
Muskens/Brasoveanu-style dynamic GQ operators defined over the pointwise
DRS S := S → S → Prop type. These correspond to @cite{charlow-2021} §2.
The key operators:
Evar: existential dref introduction (equation 17)Mvar: mereological maximization (equation 18)CardTest: cardinality test (equation 19)exactlyN_pw: composed modified numeral "exactly N" (pointwise)
Charlow shows that in the pointwise setting, sequencing Mvar inside vs outside
CardTest yields pseudo-cumulative vs cumulative readings — and the pointwise
system can only derive pseudo-cumulative.
Existential dref introduction (equation 17): introduce a new referent
satisfying P into the assignment at dref v.
Evar v P i j ⟺ ∃x. P(x) ∧ j = extend(i, v, x)
Equations
- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.Basic.Evar v P i j = ∃ (x : E), P x ∧ j = Semantics.Dynamic.Core.DynamicTy2.AssignmentStructure.extend i v x
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Mereological maximization (equation 18): retain only assignments where v is maximal in the output set of D. In the pointwise setting, this checks maximality of v(j) among all j reachable from i via D.
Equations
- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.Basic.Mvar v D i j = (D i j ∧ Mereology.isMaximal (fun (x : E) => ∃ (k : S), D i k ∧ v k = x) (v j))
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Cardinality test (equation 19): test that atomCount of v equals n. Identity on assignments (a test in the dynamic sense).
Equations
- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.Basic.CardTest v n i j = (i = j ∧ Mereology.atomCount E (v j) = n)
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Transitive verb as DRS: test that R holds between two drefs.
Equations
- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.Basic.sawDRS u v R = [fun (i : S) => R (u i) (v i)]
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Composed pointwise "exactly N": E^v; M_v; n_v (equation 20).
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Pseudo-cumulative formula (5): M_v scopes over the cardinality test on u. "Exactly 3 boys saw exactly 5 movies" with pseudo-cumulative reading: M_v(E^v boys; M_u(E^u movies; saw u v); 5_u); 3_v
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Cumulative formula (6): cardinality tests scope outside both M operators. M_v(E^v boys; M_u(E^u movies; saw u v)); 5_u; 3_v
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