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Direct linkBarner, David; Wagner, Laura; Snedeker, Jesse – Cognition, 2008
What does mass-count syntax contribute to the interpretation of noun phrases (NPs), and how much of NP meaning is contributed by lexical items alone? Many have argued that count syntax specifies reference to countable individuals (e.g., "cats") while mass syntax specifies reference to unindividuated entities (e.g., "water"). We evaluated this…
Descriptors: Verbs, Nouns, Syntax, Phrase Structure
