More Algebras for Determiners
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Some new algebras, which are possible denotations for various determiners, are studied. One of them is the algebra of generalised cardinal quantifiers which is a sub-algebra of conservative quantifiers and which contains cardinal, co-cardinal and proportional quantifiers. In addition some non-conservative quantifiers are studied (symmetric, contrapositional and fixed points with respect to the post-complement). It is shown that co-intersective quantifiers are contrapositional. The analysis is extended to quantifiers of higher types.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005