On Some Problems of (In)definiteness within Flexible Semantics

This paper studies the ramifications of the flexible semantics in Winter (2001) for the analysis of some of the facts in ”the core set” for this special issue. Within this framework, it argues (i) for a general ”anti-economy” principle in the application of choice functions to (non-)specificity markers; (ii) for DP structure as the main trigger of different scope potentials; (iii) for lexical structure as characterizing the common/proper noun distinction and the special class of bare “presidentlike” nominals; and (iv) for Danon’s (2001) notion of purely-syntactic ”definiteness spreading” in Hebrew construct states.