| Name | General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction | |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | Specifying the quantity of the THING REFERRED TO in terms of a vague QUANTIFIER. | |
| Usage conditions | The REFERENT does not have to be expressed explicitly if it can be identified from the linguistic or situational context (definite null-instantiation). | |
| Semantic role of slots | QUANTIFIER | THING REFERRED TO |
| Syntactic form | everynoanyeach | Nmasscontextual anchor point |
| Example | No one was entirely happy with the solution. | |
| Agreement | singular verb | |
| General cxn-type | QUANTIFIER-NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Construction family | NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Literature | Herbst & Hoffmann (2023: Ch.5) | |
| Annotators/Date | TRH/04/21F | |