Reading for F 4/29 & M 5/1: Vendler (1962)

For F 4/29 and M 5/1, please read the following article, which can be downloaded from the Readings section of this website:

Vendler, Zeno. 1962. Each and Every, Any and All. Mind 71(282): 145-160.

The article describes some interesting puzzles concerning the interpretation of plural noun phrases and universally quantified arguments.  Although we won’t have time to discuss all of these puzzles (and in fact, not all of them have been solved yet!), the data are quite interesting, and the paper is quite fun to read.  Reading the paper should also serve as an indication of just how much you’ve learned this semester…when you’re done, imagine trying to read it without having taken this course!