Monotonicity correspondence universal: There is a simple NP which expresses the monotone decreasing quantifier ~Q if and only if there is a simple NP with a weak non-cardinal determiner which expresses the monotone increasing quantifier Q.
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Monotonicity correspondence universal: There is a simple NP which expresses the monotone decreasing quantifier ~Q if and only if there is a simple NP with a weak non-cardinal determiner which expresses the monotone increasing quantifier Q.
Some instances of English monotone decreasing quantifiers vs. monotone increasing quantifiers are:(1) ‘no man/men’, ‘neither man’ vs. ‘some man/men’, ‘a man’;(2) ‘few men’ vs. ‘many men’, ‘several men’; (3) ‘nobody’ vs. ‘some person’
Some instances of English monotone decreasing quantifiers vs. monotone increasing quantifiers are:(1) ‘no man/men’, ‘neither man’ vs. ‘some man/men’, ‘a man’;(2) ‘few men’ vs. ‘many men’, ‘several men’; (3) ‘nobody’ vs. ‘some person’