A fregean semantics for number words

Susan Rothstein

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Abstract

This paper proposes a Fregean semantics for cardinal numbers , analysing them as properties (Chierchia 1985). A cardinal numeral can occur at the predicative type denoting a set, and at an argument type denoting the individual correlate of a set. Lexical powers like hundred and thousand denote multiplicands and are of a different type from other cardinals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages179-186
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event19th Amsterdam Colloquium, AC 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 18 Dec 201320 Dec 2013

Conference

Conference19th Amsterdam Colloquium, AC 2013
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period18/12/1320/12/13

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation1345/13

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