The present text is intended as a probe into the meaning of the focus-sensitive operator ‘only’. Special attention is devoted to the interaction between the operator and partition orders, also known as exact scales. A discussion about the problematic predictions apparently generated by standard treatments is offered. A repair mechanism of scales is presented and treated as part of a general dynamics of linguistic maximization.
Pistoia Reda, S. (2013). Some notes on only, maximization, and a certain historical advance. STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS, 5, 145-151.
Some notes on only, maximization, and a certain historical advance
Pistoia Reda, Salvatore
2013-01-01
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The present text is intended as a probe into the meaning of the focus-sensitive operator ‘only’. Special attention is devoted to the interaction between the operator and partition orders, also known as exact scales. A discussion about the problematic predictions apparently generated by standard treatments is offered. A repair mechanism of scales is presented and treated as part of a general dynamics of linguistic maximization.
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