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International Journal of Research in English

Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part H (2024)

Processing of cardinal quantifiers in Assamese

Author(s):

Taritsikha Das

Abstract:

Assamese is a major language in the North-Eastern region of India, which has led to an extensive array of bilingualism and multilingualism among speakers. This study explores how Assamese speakers construct semantic representations in real-time, using theories that look at incremental processing and sentence-final processing, examine the temporal dynamics of this process, and utilize ambiguity for methodological purposes. The mentioned theories foreplay into understanding Quantifier Interpretation dynamics in Bare Quantifiers in Assamese when there is an accompanied ambiguity upon encountering two different quantifiers proceeding further into the sentence. The experiments here will utilize sentences featuring bare quantifiers, wherein the nominal head is absent, presenting challenges in determining the restrictor of the quantifier. For example, in English, in (1), discerning whether five refers to the initial set of protesters or others introduces ambiguity reminiscent of pronominal anaphora (Wijnen and Kaan, 2006).

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International Journal of Research in English
How to cite this article:
Taritsikha Das. Processing of cardinal quantifiers in Assamese. Int. J. Res. Engl. 2024;6(2):517-526. DOI: 10.33545/26648717.2024.v6.i2h.287
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