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The Proper Treatment of Quantification in Ordinary English
Richard Montague
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The aim of this paper is to present in a rigorous way the syntax and semantics of a certain fragment of acertain dialect of English.Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to present in a rigorous way the syntax and semantics of a certain fragment of a certain dialect of English. For expository purposes the fragment has been made as simple and restricted as it can be while accommodating all the more puzzling cases of quantification and reference with which I am acquainted.1read more
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