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Patterns of Continuous & Discontinuous Quantification in the Oceanic languages: A study of the languages of Malekula
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- In this presentation, Paperno and Keenan's (2017) study on universal quantifiers in a sample of world languages is discussed. The research reveals that all the languages examined have at least one universal quantifier meaning 'all,' functioning as nominal modifiers primarily positioned continuously within the noun phrase. However, some languages, such as Neverver and Tepërav, display discontinu...
- Display date:
- 2023
- Location:
- Vanuatu
- Format:
- Conference item
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- ResearchCommons@Waikato
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- University of Waikato
- Content partner:
- University of Waikato
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