https://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/main/zh-tw?/sign/0516talk Exclusive predicatehood of weak quantifiers in Formosan languages 日期：2022-05-16 10:00~12:00 主讲人：张永利 (研究员) 会议地点：webex 会议室 活动说明 CISCO WEBEX会议室连结 : https://asmeet.webex.com/asmeet/j.php?MTID=mec35dbc082942d671fff7dba755cdea2 会议号:2514 008 1875 会议密码:ilastalk0516 *请遵守线上会议礼仪，演讲时请关闭麦克风，如有问题请多利用留言功能提问。 ----- 摘要 Sinica Linguistics talk, 16 May 2022 Exclusive predicatehood of weak quantifiers in Formosan languages Henry Y. Chang Academia Sinica Abstract Following Chang (2023), this paper deals with the syntax/semantics of weak quantifiers (i.e. noun phrases headed by cardinal numerals, adjectival quantifiers, negative quantifiers, or interrogative quantifiers) in Formosan languages. It is observed that (i) weak quantifiers typically occur exclusively as the predicate of a subject/topic; (ii) in contrast, strong quantifiers (i.e. noun phrases led by demonstratives, universal quantifiers, proportional quantifiers) are not subject to the restriction; (iii) the exclusive predicatehood of weak quantifiers is a typological feature of Formosan languages. Meanwhile, it is argued what looks like a modifier turns out to be a subordinate predicate. This basically aligns Formosan languages with Turkish and Nepali as a language with Existence Schema (cf. Zeitoun et al . 1999; Bril 2020), as opposed to the Action Schema language like English and Chinese (cf. Heine 1997; Stassen 2009). Miner deviations from this typological feature are only attested in Saisiyat and Puyuma (cf. Teng 2014). In addition to the traditional applications of the strong-weak distinction (e.g., Definiteness Effect in existentials, noun incorporation), this study adds one more testimony to its applications on the one hand and elevates it to a new height of typological significance (cf. Milsark 1977; Safir 1982; Keenan 1987; Diesing 1992; McNally 1997, 1998, 2020). Keywords: weak quantifiers, strong quantifiers, predicate, modifier, existence schema, typology, Formosan languages. --

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