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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In semantics, '''cumulative reference''' is the model-theoretic property that characterizes a [[mass noun]] like ''water'' in terms of the cumulative structure of its [[extension]]. <br />
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===Example===<br />
If w1 and w2 are two bits of water in the [[extension]] of ''water'', then the sum of w1 and w2 (i.e. the result of putting w1 and w2 together) is also in the [[extension]].<br />
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===Comment===<br />
Plural [[count noun]]s also have the property of cumulative reference.<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Cumulative+reference&lemmacode=956 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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===References===<br />
*Link, G. 1983. The logical analysis of plurals and mass terms: a lattice-theoretical approach. In ''Meaning, use and interpretation of language.'' Bauerle, R., Schwarze, C. & von Stechow, A. (eds.), 302-323. Berlin: De Gruyter.<br />
*Quine, W. 1960. ''Word and object.''Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.<br />
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