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Linguistics in the Netherlands 2015
  • ISSN 0929-7332
  • E-ISSN: 1569-9919

Abstract

In this paper we studied the interpretation of sentences with the Dutch universal quantifiers alle (all) and elke (each) in collective, distributive and cumulative situations. In the first experiment, 25 adults and 30 children from 5 and 6 years old performed a truth-value judgement task. Adults and children show similar interpretations for collective and distributive, but perform different for cumulative. As a follow-up we performed a preference task. Participants gave their preferences for the three situations for both quantifiers. Children, regardless of the quantifier, prefer the distributive situation. Adults have a strong preference for distributive for elke, showing a wider range of interpretation for alle. These data clearly indicate that Dutch children do not yet have acquired the full range of restrictions for the quantifiers alle and elke.

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2015-01-01
2025-04-29
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): collective; cumulative; distributive; Dutch; universal quantifiers
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