A modal ambiguity in for-infinitival relative clauses
This squib presents two puzzles related to an ambiguity found in for-infinitival relative clauses (FIRs). FIRs invariably receive a modal interpretation even in the absence of any overt modal verb. The modal interpretation seems to come in two distinct types, which can be paraphrased by finite relat...
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Springer-Verlag
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71222 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-0314 |