Experimenting with subject alternatives for analysing generic sentences
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| Publication date | 2020 |
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| Book title | Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 24 |
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| Event | Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 24 |
| Volume | Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 411-428 |
| Publisher | Osnabrück: Osnabrück University |
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| Abstract | In this paper we argue that for the (probabilistic) interpretation of generic sentences of the form ‘Gs are f ’ alternative groups, or kinds, of G play an important role. We describe the results of some experiments that empirically test this use of alternatives. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2020.v24i1.875
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https://semanticsarchive.net/Archive/mZhNDA4Y/26_kochari_vanrooij_schulz.pdf
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875-Article Text-1588-1-10-20200917
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