A recurring pattern of partial correlations between word order variation and scope
possibilities (the ¾ signature) supports a particular view of economy constraints in syntax …

This paper argues for a particular semantic decomposition of morphological definiteness. I
propose that the meaning of 'the'comprises two distinct compositional operations. The first …

The main proposal of this paper is that quantifier raising (QR) is not subject to QR-specific
locality or domain restrictions but that differences observed between overt and covert …

This dissertation supports a view of Russian as a QR language of the English variety,
together with the general nuanced picture of Bobaljik and Wurmbrand (2012), wherein there …

The Scope of quantificational phrases (QPs) is often not represented in surface structures, in
the sense that a constituent that is, on the surface, sister to a QP is not necessarily …

I am grateful for the useful comments I received on earlier versions of this material from
Danny Fox; from audiences at ESCOL'99 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, at McGill …

This thesis is concerned with the phenomenon of quantifier scope ambiguities. This
phenomenon has been researched extensively, both from a theoretical and from an …

The remarkable efficiency of language acquisition and linguistic communication must rely on
some systematic map** relating forms and meanings. As a result of this understanding …

Previous research has indicated that abstract grammatical rules and forms fall short of
predicting quantifier scope and that lexical/pragmatic knowledge plays a significant part in …

In this book, we offer an introduction to the linguistic analysis of language structure and
meaning. It is important to us to develop these two aspects of linguistic analysis in tandem …