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quantifier raising: a standalone construct

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Semantics

a covert movement of a quantified noun phrase to a position where it takes scope, used to derive scope ambiguities at logical form.

In semantics, quantifier raising refers to a covert movement of a quantified noun phrase to a position where it takes scope, used to derive scope ambiguities at logical form. This meaning comes from May (1985) in Logical form.[1]

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References

May, R. (1985). Logical form. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262132046

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