Research Article
Presupposition Projection from the Scope of Quantifiers in Mandarin Chinese
Abstract
Quantifiers, words that indicate the quantity of the object, have been proven to alter the presupposition readings in a statement. This paper aims at examining the effect of quantifiers on the presupposition readings, namely universal, existential, and nonpresuppositional readings, in Chinese settings by surveying native Chinese speakers. This paper finds out that “all” usually has a universal reading and “some” usually has a existential reading, while “all” and “none of” have simialr percentage of non-pressuppositional readings.
Keywords: Pressupposition; Quantifier
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