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Quantifier Phrases, Meaningfulness “in Isolation”, and Ellipsis

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Stainton, R.J. Quantifier Phrases, Meaningfulness “in Isolation”, and Ellipsis. Linguistics and Philosophy 21, 311–340 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005386608967

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