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The interpretation of the mass-count distinction across languages and populations: Introduction

Jing Lin, Aviya Hacohen, Jeannette Schaeffer

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Abstract

In this special collection we bring together experimental studies on the semantic and cognitive correlates of the syntactic mass-count distinction in different (learner) populations and typologically diverse languages. Although the theoretical distinction between mass and count has been investigated extensively in many different adult languages, experimental research on how this distinction is interpreted by different types of learners and speakers is far rarer. The aim of the current special collection is thus to provide a unique set of highly controlled cross-linguistic and cross-population data that helps us further examine various theories of the syntactic mass-count distinction and the interactions between language, cognition and the world.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number70
JournalGlossa
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Cross-linguistic
  • Mass-count distinction
  • Syntax-semantic interface

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Linguistics and Language

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