Why float? Floating quantifiers and focus marking *
Lisa Rochman · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2010
This paper explores the connection between floating quantifiers (FQs) and information structure arguing that there is a connection between the use of an FQ and the presence of a focused element following the FQ. Evidence from analysis of FQ behavior with particle verbs, FQs acceptability with different types of predicates, and the relationship between FQs and the nuclear accent.