Distributivity,Collectivity, and Cumulativity in Terms of (In)dependence and Maximality |
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Authors: | Livio Robaldo |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Computer Science,University of Turin,Turin,Italy |
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Abstract: | This article proposes a new logical framework for NL quantification. The framework is based on Generalized Quantifiers, Skolem-like
functional dependencies, and Maximality of the involved sets of entities. Among the readings available for NL sentences, those
where two or more sets of entities are independent of one another are particularly challenging. In the literature, examples
of those readings are known as Collective and Cumulative readings. This article briefly analyzes previous approaches to Cumulativity
and Collectivity, and indicates (Schwarzschild in Pluralities. Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1996) as the best proposal so far to deal with these readings. Then, it incorporates its insights in the logical framework defined
in Robaldo (J Philos Log 39(1):23–58, 2009a), leading to a scalable logical account for NL quantification. |
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