This thesis explores topics pertaining to the syntax and semantics of nominal expressions,
with a focus on definite, indefinite, demonstrative, and pronominal elements. The data are …

This paper examines a factivity alternation in Barguzin Buryat (Mongolic) with the verb
hanaxa, whose meaning depends on its complement. When hanaxa combines with CPs, it …

This article examines a puzzle pertaining to the distribution of covalued nominals in two
understudied Mayan languages, Chuj and Ch'ol. While Ch'ol behaves as expected with …

Recent work proposes that modal auxiliaries project their domains from an event variable,
their 'anchor'(Hacquard 2006, 2010, Kratzer 2013). Based on the Spanish modal indefinite …

This dissertation explores the phenomenon of polarity-sensitive quantificational
strengthening. I claim that under certain conditions, specific expressions can strengthen from …

The meanings expressed by the world's languages have been argued to support efficient
communication. Evidence for this hypothesis has drawn on cross-linguistic analyses of …

The paper provides novel theoretical and experimental perspectives on the functioning of
linguistic vagueness as an implicit persuasive strategy. It presents an operative definition of …

This paper articulates a new semantic universal for modal expressions in natural language,
dubbed the Independence of Force and Flavor (IFF). This property accommodates …

Light verb constructions (LVCs) are combinations of a verb and a noun that operate as a
referee for a distinctive idiomatic-like meaning in which the noun is the central focus of …

This paper is the first investigation of nominal countability in Kaingang, a Jê language
spoken in Brazil. The main claim of this paper is that all Kaingang nouns are lexically count …