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And Rosta scripsit:
> > 1- If the pro-sumti is overtly quantified, then the new
> > quantification is restricted to the same set over which
> > the antecedent's quantification was restricted
I have always understood this slightly differently, that the further
quantification is a further restriction:
ci da poi nanmu ... re da ...
three men ... two of the three men ...
Otherwise I agree on all points.
> B. Is it a problem if the bound variable is reused so
> often in mode 2 that the speaker/hearer forgets what the
> underlying set was?
If so then that is good SW evidence that logic is not speakable.
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