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| − | + | Quantifiers are elements of quantity that are used to define the selection (essentially, ''all'' or ''some'') of tokens within the set of the abstract target object type (e.g., a noun such as 'rock'). For instance, quantifiers allow the referent of a certain type of object (e.g., table, turtle, rock) to point to ''all'' tokens of that type (e.g., "all rocks") or ''some'' tokens of that type (e.g., "some rocks"). | |
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== Kinds of Quantifiers == | == Kinds of Quantifiers == | ||
| − | + | # '''Universal Quantifier (∀)''': given some object ''x'', ∀''x'' can be interpreted as: "for all ''x''...", "all ''x''...", "any ''x''..." | |
| − | + | # '''Existential Quantifier (∃x)''', given some object ''x'', ∃''x'' can be interpreted as: "for some ''x''...", "some ''x''...", "there exists (at least one) ''x''..." | |
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| − | + | # [[Articles]] | |
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| − | + | Partee, B., A. ter Meulen, and R. E. Wall. (1990) Mathematical Methods in Linguistics. Springar. | |
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 15 June 2012
Quantifiers are elements of quantity that are used to define the selection (essentially, all or some) of tokens within the set of the abstract target object type (e.g., a noun such as 'rock'). For instance, quantifiers allow the referent of a certain type of object (e.g., table, turtle, rock) to point to all tokens of that type (e.g., "all rocks") or some tokens of that type (e.g., "some rocks").
Kinds of Quantifiers
- Universal Quantifier (∀): given some object x, ∀x can be interpreted as: "for all x...", "all x...", "any x..."
- Existential Quantifier (∃x), given some object x, ∃x can be interpreted as: "for some x...", "some x...", "there exists (at least one) x..."
- Numerals
- Articles
See Also
Article (definition) Determiner (definition)
External Links
Quantification on Wikipedia
Quantifiers from Philosophy Pages
References
Partee, B., A. ter Meulen, and R. E. Wall. (1990) Mathematical Methods in Linguistics. Springar.
