@book{2bf7675cca35475a85c7ba67f600611c,
title = "A Semantics for Groups and Events",
abstract = "First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement.",
author = "Peter Lasersohn",
year = "1990",
doi = "10.4324/9781315533933",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780824017842",
series = "Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology",
publisher = "Routledge",
address = "United States",
}