ABSTRACT

We can begin our exploration of noun phrases like "every kind of car" by recalling Heim's explanation for the acceptability of "what" in ES. In her analysis (section 2.3.3 on page 49) "what"-unlike "who"-does not leave a trace that replaces the post-copular noun phrase but is extracted from under an invisible 'kind' modifier, yielding the structure (168)b, and a logical interpretation a-la Kartunnen, as in (168)c.