Plural Quantifiers Inversely Linked
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Inverse Linking constructions display an asymmetric requirement of “number concord” that can be summarized as follows: if the inversely linked quantifier is plural the host NP has to be plural as well. This paper argues that under suitable assumptions Beck’s proposal in [2] for definite plural DP-arguments of nouns can be extended to quantificational plural DPs in Inverse Linking constructions. The paper argues furthermore that a number of apparent exceptions to the generalizations can be explained through independently motivated constraints on movement and pluralization.
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