On the Prosodic Exponence of Universal Quantification in Turkish Relative Clauses

On the Prosodic Exponence of Universal Quantification in Turkish Relative Clauses

We identify a tonal contour in Turkish that expresses universal quantification. We show that the distribution of this contour is restricted to noun phrases modified by relative clauses and that it expresses universal quantification over situations rather than over individuals. We describe the prosod...

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Main Authors: Deniz Özyıldız, Ömer Demirok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
prosody
universal quantification
situations
relative clauses
Turkish
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/3/170

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https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/3/170

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