On Link’s “The Logical Analysis of Plurals and Mass Terms: A Lattice-theoretical Approach”

Lucas Champollion, Adrian Brasoveanu

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    Abstract

    Few works in formal semantics have been as influential as Godehard Link’s 1983 paper The logical analysis of plurals and mass terms: A lattice-theoretical approach. Here we give an overview of the paper and highlight various aspects of its legacy.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy
    PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
    Pages311-330
    Number of pages20
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2022

    Publication series

    NameStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy
    Volume100
    ISSN (Print)0924-4662
    ISSN (Electronic)2215-034X

    Keywords

    • Collectivity
    • Conjunction
    • Count/mass distinction
    • Cross-domain generalizations
    • Distributivity
    • Experimental semantics
    • Group nouns
    • Hydras
    • Plural discourse reference
    • Plurals

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Language and Linguistics
    • Philosophy

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