For example, the following sentence lends itself to two possible interpretations: (1) Old men and women left the theater. What does “old” modify in this sentence? “Men” or “men and women”? In other ...

This article reports on an experimental investigation of knowledge of distributivity in nonnative (L2) Japanese learners whose first language (L1) is English or Korean. The availability of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper proposes a new analysis of English partitives in which a quantifier is immediately followed by an of-phrase. It has been claimed ...

Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with quantification in English grammar! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh 'Make sure every door is locked.' 'A lot of the food went to waste.' 'I ...

Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with quantification in English grammar! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh 'Make sure every door is locked.' 'A lot of the food went to waste.' 'I ...