On the Inverse Trace Conversion and maximal informativeness analysis of Japanese internally-headed relative clauses: A reply to Erlewine and Gould 2016. Issue 1 (8th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moulton, Keir; Shimoyama, Junko
• Is Part Of: Glossa. Volume 4:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-01-08
• Subjects: internally-headed relative clauses -- quantification -- maximal informativeness -- Trace Conversion -- entailment -- headless relative clauses; Linguistics -- Periodicals; Language and languages -- Periodicals; 410.5
• DOI: 10.5334/gjgl.505
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2397-1835

Abstract

In this response to Erlewine & Gould (2016 ), we argue that an account of internally-headed relative clauses using Inverse Trace Conversion and the maximal informativeness semantics for definites of von Fintel et al. (2014 ) does not derive the observed interpretations when the internal head is quantified by certain downward entailing quantifiers and derives no interpretation at all for non-monotonic and some upward entailing quantifiers. We then argue that the cases that Erlewine & Gould (2016 ) claim to be a newly identified interpretation of internally-headed relatives are actually headless relatives.