A new look at the semantics and pragmatics of numerically quantified noun phrases

Journal of Semantics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-139

  Breheny, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749131408     PISSN: 01675133     EISSN: 14774593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jos/ffm016     Document Type: Article

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