Homogeneity (semantics)
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Homogeneity (semantics)
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In formal semantics, homogeneity is the phenomenon where plural expressions that seem to mean "all" negate to "none" rather than "not all". For example, the English sentence "Robin read the books" requires Robin to have read all of the books, while "Robin didn't read the books" requires her to have read none of them. Neither sentence is true if she read exactly half of the books. Homogeneity effects have been observed in a variety of languages including Japanese, Russian, and Hungarian. Semantic
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Semantic property of plurals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogeneity_(semantics)
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2024-07-11T15:52:03Z
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2024-09-14T10:35:12Z
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