Update-Theoretic Dynamic Generalized Quantifiers #
@cite{charlow-2021}
Same operators as DynamicGQ.Basic, but defined directly over
StateCCP W E := State W E → State W E — @cite{charlow-2021}'s main contribution.
The key insight: Mvar_u (equation 78) maximizes over the entire context,
not per-assignment. This makes it non-distributive, which is exactly what
produces cumulative readings automatically.
Main results #
Mvar_u_nondistributive: M_v is not distributive (@cite{charlow-2021}, Theorem 1)CardTest_u_distributive: cardinality tests ARE distributiveexactlyN_u_cumulative: the composed meaning has cumulative truth conditions
Existential dref introduction at the state level (equation 74): for each world-assignment pair in the context, non-deterministically extend the assignment at position v with some entity satisfying P.
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Mereological maximization at the state level (equation 78): apply K, then retain only those output pairs where v is maximal across the entire output state. This is the non-distributive operator.
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- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.UpdateTheoretic.Mvar_u v K s = {p : W × Semantics.Dynamic.Core.Assignment E | p ∈ K s ∧ Mereology.isMaximal (fun (x : E) => ∃ q ∈ K s, q.2 v = x) (p.2 v)}
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Cardinality test at the state level (equation 75): filter the context for pairs where atomCount(v(g)) = n.
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- Semantics.Dynamic.DynamicGQ.UpdateTheoretic.CardTest_u v n s = {p : W × Semantics.Dynamic.Core.Assignment E | p ∈ s ∧ Mereology.atomCount E (p.2 v) = n}
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Dynamic sequencing at the state level (equation 80): function composition. s[L;R] := R(L(s)).
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Composed update-theoretic "exactly N" (equation 81): E^v_u; M_v_u; n_v_u
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M_v is NOT distributive: it surveys the entire context to determine which assignments have maximal v-values. TODO: Prove by exhibiting a 2-element context where per-element maximization differs from whole-context maximization.
Cardinality tests ARE distributive: they only inspect one pair at a time.
The update-theoretic composed meaning has cumulative truth conditions. TODO: Formalize.