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The syntax and compositional semantics of English ONE

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In this paper, I analyse the syntax and compositional semantics of the unity cardinal one in English. I argue that the three different uses of one, namely as a determiner, as a DP pronoun and as a prosortal can be accounted for with a single, monosemic analysis. It will be argued that an NP-ellipsis account is not able to provide a unified account of the major uses. However, it will be argued that anaphoric uses of one always involve predicate anaphora. Therefore, a variable-free semantics will be adopted, and it will be shown that in such a framework, one can indeed provide a uniform account for all three uses, using type-shifting operations and Skolem-functions.

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hal-03021153 , version 1 (24-11-2020)

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Gerhard Schaden. The syntax and compositional semantics of English ONE. Lexique, 2020. ⟨hal-03021153⟩
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