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English translation: universal quantifier
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universal quantifier Explanation: As for universal quantifiers, these are assumed to encompass not only forms with meanings such as those of every, each and all, but also expressions that are sometimes referred to as free-choice, with meanings corresponding to that of any in constructions such as Any student can pass the exam (but not constructions such as Alice didn't see any students, where any has a so-called negative polarity interpretation). http://tinyurl.com/34az82b |
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