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A restricted quantifier always has a reference quantity and therefore points out a proportion of a set and not the proportion of everything there is. | A restricted quantifier always has a reference quantity and therefore points out '''a proportion of a set''' and not the proportion of everything there is. | ||
It is a natural language quantifier like ''most, few, many'' or ''several'' and is expressed in the notation of restricted quantification. | It is a natural language quantifier like '''''most, few, many''''' or '''''several''''' and is expressed in the notation of restricted quantification. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 24 June 2016
Restricted Quantifier
BE /rɪsˈtrɪktɪd ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə/, AE / rɪˈstrɪktɪd ˈkwɑntɪˌfaɪər/
Definition
A restricted quantifier always has a reference quantity and therefore points out a proportion of a set and not the proportion of everything there is. It is a natural language quantifier like most, few, many or several and is expressed in the notation of restricted quantification.
Examples
Most dogs are domestic.
[Most x: DOG (x)] DOMESTIC (x)
Several cars crashed.
[Several x: CAR (x)] CRASH (x)
References
- Gregory, Howard. 2000. Semantics. Language Workbook. London/New York: Rutledge.
- Kearns, Kate. 2000. Semantics. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Related Terms
- Existential Quantifier
- Logical Form
- Logical Quantifier
- Logical Symbol
- Predicate Logic (First-order Predicate Logic)
- Quantifier
- Universal Quantifier
- Variable
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