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On the strictness of the quantifier structure hierarchy in first-order logic [PDF]

open access: yesLogical Methods in Computer Science, 2014
We study a natural hierarchy in first-order logic, namely the quantifier structure hierarchy, which gives a systematic classification of first-order formulas based on structural quantifier resource.
Yuguo He
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Tree Languages Defined in First-Order Logic with One Quantifier Alternation [PDF]

open access: yesLogical Methods in Computer Science, 2010
We study tree languages that can be defined in \Delta_2 . These are tree languages definable by a first-order formula whose quantifier prefix is forall exists, and simultaneously by a first-order formula whose quantifier prefix is .
Mikolaj Bojanczyk, Luc Segoufin
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How do we measure “measure”? Measure constructions and Metaphor

open access: yesPoljarnyj Vestnik: Norwegian Journal of Slavic Studies, 2020
The article describes Russian measure constructions with the nominal quantifiers куча, груда, море, and туча. These nominal quantifiers are used in different, though overlapping, collocations determined by the semantics of the nouns.
Elizaveta Kibisova
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Syntactic patterns of πᾶς as a quantifier in New Testament Greek

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
In linguistic terms, a quantifier is an item that appears with a noun to specify the number or amount of referents indicated by the noun. In English, various kinds of quantification are lexically differentiated—universal quantification (all ...
Cynthia L. Miller-Naudé   +1 more
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Quantifiers and Ontological Fluctuations: A Dialogical and Dynamical Point of View of Existence

open access: yesArtefactos, 2020
The objective of this article is, from the notion of existence as a function of choice, to propose a dynamic quantifier capable of capturing ontological slides or fluctuations within a logical proof.
Juan Remond
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Partitive descriptions in Korean

open access: yesGlossa, 2017
This paper examines Korean partitive constructions to investigate the typology of the partitive structure. In Korean, a quantifier precedes the nominal in a non-partitive, but it follows the nominal in a partitive. The relative order between a quantifier
Keun Young Shin
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On the quantified determiner phrase and quantifier float in Modern Standard Arabic

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2023
This article provides a minimalist account to the morpho-syntax of the quantified D(eterminer) P(hrase) and quantifier float in Modern Standard Arabic. Having surveyed previous accounts, it proves that the prenominal structure is unmarked from which the ...
Khalid Lahbibi, Mohamed Yeou
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Muslim Logicians on Quantification of Predicate vs. Hamilton’s View [PDF]

open access: yesحکمت و فلسفه, 2018
According to Muslim logicians, the quantifier, in categorical logic, shows the quantity of the individuals of the subject in a statement; so its place is before the subject.
Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hodjati
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Transfer Function Synthesis without Quantifier Elimination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Traditionally, transfer functions have been designed manually for each operation in a program, instruction by instruction. In such a setting, a transfer function describes the semantics of a single instruction, detailing how a given abstract input state ...
Brauer, Jörg, King, Andy
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Using a parallel corpus to study patterns of word order variation: determiners and quantifiers within the noun phrase in European languages

open access: yesLinguistic Typology at the Crossroads, 2023
Despite the wealth of studies on word order, there have been very few studies on the order of minor word categories such as determiners and quantifiers.
Luigi Talamo
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