The use of numerals in counting differs quite dramatically across languages. Some languages grammaticalise a contrast between count nouns (three cats, three boo

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Iceberg semantics is a new framework of Boolean semantics for mass nouns and count nouns in which the interpretation of a noun phrase rises up from a generating

The mass-count distinction is certainly one of the most interesting and puzzling topics in syntax and semantics. In many ways, the topic remains under-researche

Bringing together an international group of researchers, this innovative volume presents the state-of-the-art in research into countability.