Some Yoruba quantifier words and semantic interpretation

This paper examines the need to look at quantifiers from semantic perspectives unconnected with logical, existential, or universal claims. The focus here is on the quantifier 'many' in Yoruba. Among other observations it is noted that the Yoruba quantifier meaning 'many' may occu...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0e05fd4acc2e4e78a56c24df26ee93482021-11-19T03:55:16ZSome Yoruba quantifier words and semantic interpretation10.32473/sal.v17i1.1074960039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/0e05fd4acc2e4e78a56c24df26ee93481986-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107496https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper examines the need to look at quantifiers from semantic perspectives unconnected with logical, existential, or universal claims. The focus here is on the quantifier 'many' in Yoruba. Among other observations it is noted that the Yoruba quantifier meaning 'many' may occur only with those NPs that are viewed as animate.Nike S. LawalLibraryPress@UFarticlequantifiersYorubaanimacyPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 17, Iss 1 (1986)
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topic quantifiers
Yoruba
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Philology. Linguistics
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Yoruba
animacy
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Nike S. Lawal
Some Yoruba quantifier words and semantic interpretation
description This paper examines the need to look at quantifiers from semantic perspectives unconnected with logical, existential, or universal claims. The focus here is on the quantifier 'many' in Yoruba. Among other observations it is noted that the Yoruba quantifier meaning 'many' may occur only with those NPs that are viewed as animate.
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