The semantics of differential no

Tanaka, Eri

OUCCL(Osaka University Papers in Comparative Contrastive Linguistics), 2025, 2, 119-128

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固定URL: https://doi.org/10.18910/103064

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タイトル
The semantics of differential no
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著者名
Tanaka, Eri
キーワード等
no
no more than
differentials
degrees
degree quantifiers
constituent negation
抄録
This short squib explores the semantics of no in no more than + numeral constructions. Three types of analyses have been proposed in the literature: no as zero, constituent negation, and a degree quantifier. I argue that the degree quantifier analysis is the most successful of the three. The zero analysis is too strong, as it predicts only an exactly + numeral reading in non-modal contexts and upper-/lower-bound readings in modal contexts. The constituent negation analysis accounts for the correct range of interpretations but fails to explain why explicit constituent negation does not exhibit the same behavior as no. The degree quantifier analysis makes a correct prediction without any known complications.
出版者
Department of Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University
収録物名
OUCCL(Osaka University Papers in Comparative Contrastive Linguistics)
巻(号)
2
ページ
119-128
刊行年月
2025-03
言語
英語
ハンドルURL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/103064
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/103064
アクセス権
open access
出版タイプ
Version of Record
カテゴリ
紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
OUCCL(Osaka University Papers in Comparative Contrastive Linguistics) / Volume 2