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Ensuring atomicity with distributive share markers

Ana Bosnić
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Abstract This paper tackles the question of the granularity of distributivity — that is, the nature and size of the entities over which distribution takes place, a parameter of variation in the meaning of distributive operators. We focus on two classes of distributive markers: Distributive-Key markers such as determiner each in English and svaki ‘every’ in Serbian vs. Distributive-Share markers such as Serbian po and binominal each. We present experimental evidence suggesting that the core of Safir & Stowell’s (1998) seminal analysis of binominal each can be extended in a unified way to distributive operators such as po that distribute over atomic, as well as non-atomic entities, be it count entities bigger than atoms (plural individuals), or entities from noncount domains (time/space).

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hal-05546209 , version 1 (10-03-2026)

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Hamida Demirdache, Ana Bosnić. Ensuring atomicity with distributive share markers. Footprints of Phrase Structure, 288 (5), John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp.220-248, 2025, Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, ⟨10.1075/la.288.11dem⟩. ⟨hal-05546209⟩
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