Asymmetry of cumulative readings with distributive conjunctions: an experimental study

Bc. Michaela Hulmanová

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

Táto práca skúma dostupnosť kumulatívnych čítaní pre českú distributívnu spojku i vzhľadom na subjektové a objektové asymetrie a distance distributivitu. Asymetria odkazuje na nepravidelnú dostupnosť kumulatívnych čítaní. Tieto nepravidelnosti pramenia z polohy i voči subjektu alebo objektu vety. Táto práca je založená na analýzach asymetrie kumulatívnych čítaní distributívnych univerzálov ako every a each v anglickom jazyku. Okrem subjektových a objektových asymetrií sa táto práca zameriava aj na skopus i, skúmajúc tak aj distance distributivitu.

Abstract:

This thesis investigates availability of cumulative readings of the Czech distributive conjunction i with respect to the subject/object asymmetries and distance distributivity. Asymmetry refers to irregular availability of cumulative readings. These irregularities stem from the position of i wrt. the subject or object of the sentence. This thesis is based on analyses of asymmetry of cumulative readings of the distributive universals like every and each. Apart from the subject/object asymmetries, the thesis looks at the scope of i, investigating distance distributivity as well.

Keywords

Distributivity, cumulativity, asymmetry, conjunction, i, distance distributivity, scope

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 2. 12. 2021

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 26. 1. 2022
• Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D.
• Reader: Nina Haslinger

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / General Linguistics