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This chapter investigates how we can interpret compositionally structures that involve, at the same time, binding of variables and sets of alternatives.
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Romero, M., Novel, M. (2013). Variable Binding and Sets of Alternatives. In: FÓ‘lÓ‘uÅŸ, A. (eds) Alternatives in Semantics. Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137317247_7
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