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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Generalized Quantifier Theory''' is a logical semantic theory which studies the interpretation of noun phrases and determiners. The formal theory of generalized quantifiers already existed as a part of mathematical logic (Mostowski 1957) and it was implicit in [[Montague Grammar]] (Montague 1974), but it has been put to use in its full force in Barwise &amp;amp; Cooper (1981) and Keenan &amp;amp; Stavi (1986), as a framework for the investigation of universal constraints on quantification and inferential patterns concerning quantifiers. It has been applied to explain the distribution of [[negative polarity items]] and [[weak noun phrase]]s and [[strong noun phrase]]s. Within GQT there are two perspectives on noun phrase interpretation, which are formally equivalent. One perspective focuses on the interpretation of noun phrases as sets of sets (i.e. [[generalized quantifier]]s) which take a predicate as their argument; the other approach focuses on the interpretation of determiners as relations between sets. See [[determiner]].<br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Generalized+Quantifier+Theory&amp;lemmacode=718 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Barwise, J. &amp;amp; R. Cooper 1981. ''Generalized Quantifiers and Natural Language,'' Linguistics and Philosophy 4, pp. 159-219<br /> * Gamut, L.T.F. 1991. ''Logic, language, and meaning,'' Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago.<br /> * Keenan, E.L. and J. Stavi 1986. ''A semantic characterization of natural language determiners,'' Linguistics and Philosophy, pp.253-326<br /> * Montague, R. 1974. ''Formal philosophy: selected papers of Richard Montague, edited and with an introduction by Richmond H. Thomason,'' Yale University Press, New Haven<br /> * Mostowski,A. 1957. ''On a Generalization of Quantifiers,'' Fund. Math.44, 12-36<br /> * Partee, B.H., A. ter Meulen, and R. Wall 1990. ''Mathematical Methods in Linguistics,'' Kluwer:Dordrecht<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Semantics]]</div>

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