A Compositional Semantic Analysis of Plurality and Distributivity

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Sei-Rang Oh
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제28권 제3호, 489~512쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.08.30

영문 초록

Oh, Sei-Rang. 2018. A Compositional Semantic Analysis of Plurality and Disyributivity. Studies in Generative Grammar, 28-3, 489-512. This paper discusses a recent analysis of distributivity proposed by de Vries (2017), which assumes that quantificational distributivity (D-operator based distributivity) and lexical distributivity should exist together in the semantic system. Specifically, de Vries argues that the interpretive pattern of group noun constructions is explained by a lexical approach assuming that their interpretations can be captured using pseudo-equivalences, with a pragmatic factor implemented in the framework. This paper points out that there are group noun constructions in Korean whose interpretive pattern cannot be easily explained by such a lexical analysis, and suggests an alternative, structural analysis to derive the available interpretations. The proposed analysis assumes that distributivity of the group noun constructions is based on the presence of a D-operator at LF and its interactions with other arguments in the sentence, and shows that it has an advantage over a lexical analysis in that it can adequately capture the puzzling interpretations in a compositional manner.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Plurals and their Two Kinds of Distributivity

3. A Compositional Analysis

4. More Discussion for the Analysis

5. Conclusion

키워드

plurality distributivity D-operator group nouns