1 Quantification in Child Language
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Quantification in Child Language Jeffrey Lidz University of Maryland "Who did you pass on the road?" the King went on, holding out his hand to the Messenger for some more hay. "Nobody" said the Messenger. "Quite right," said the King:"this young lady saw him too. So of course Nobody walks slower than you." "I do my best," the Messenger said in a sullen tone. "I'm sure that nobody walks much faster than I do!" "He can't do that," said the King, "or else he'd have been here first ...." Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
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