{"id":12585,"date":"2019-09-23T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whamit.mit.edu\/?p=12585"},"modified":"2019-09-23T08:42:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T12:42:44","slug":"lf-reading-group-9-25-keny-chatain-mit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ling-phil.mit.edu\/whamit\/2019\/09\/23\/lf-reading-group-9-25-keny-chatain-mit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LF Reading Group 9\/25 - Keny Chatain (MIT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaker: <\/strong> Keny Chatain (MIT)<\/p>\n

Title: <\/strong>What cumulative asymmetries tell us about weak readings and vice-versa<\/p>\n

Time: <\/strong>Wednesday, September 25th, 1pm - 2pm<\/p>\n

Location: <\/strong>32-D461<\/p>\n

Abstract: <\/strong>There is an asymmetry between subject and object every: object every gives rise to cumulative readings ; subject every doesn’t (Kratzer, 2000).<\/p>\n

(1) 3 detectives, 27 suspects<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00a0The three detectives interrogated every suspect (ok, 9 suspects each)<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Every detective interrogated the 27 suspects (*9 suspects each)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Another asymmetry comes from weak cumulative readings. There has been hints in the literature (Buccola and Spector, 2016; Haslinger and Schmitt, 2019) that the cumulative truth-conditions of (2), given in (2a), are sometimes as weak as (2b).<\/p>\n

    (2) The 10 children inflated the 25 balloons<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Every balloon was inflated by a child
      \nand every child inflated a balloon<\/li>\n
    2. Every balloon was inflated by a child period<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The weak truth-conditions of (2b) are asymmetric ; they impose exhaustive participation of the theme in the event, but have no such requirement on the agent.<\/p>\n

      In this talk, I will argue that the two asymmetries have a common origin. I will bring two facts in support of the claim: 1) expanding the dataset to more arguments and positions, I will show that the two asymmetries pattern the same and that (more or less,) the positions that require exhaustive participation are the positions from which a cumulative reading of every is possible, 2) data from NPI licensing will show that the strong reading of (1) must obtain via strengthening of a weak reading like (2b) (following Ivlieva (2013)). I will present an account of these facts making minimal theoretical commitments, with the following properties:<\/p>\n

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      • cumulativity is uniformly weak (in the sense of 2b) and asymmetric ; the order of integration of thematic roles into the event predicate determines the asymmetry.<\/li>\n
      • the meaning of every is standard, does not make reference to events, but nonetheless gives rise to cumulative readings (rejoining Champollion (2010)).<\/li>\n
      • ** operators are not needed to derive cumulative readings of non-lexical two-place predicates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        At the end of the talk, we will be short of an explanation of how (2b) strengthens to (2a). Suggestions from the audience will be met with the earnest-est gratitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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