Epistemic NP Modifiers

Dorit Abusch · Mats Rooth

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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge

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Consider the sentence in (1a), where the adjectival passive unknown is a modifier within an existential NP. (1a) is ambiguous between a local reading (1b) and a propositional reading (1c). (1) a. Solange is staying in an unknown hotel.

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