Prefinal version.
This paper deals with the semantic properties of incorporated nominals that are
present at clausal syntax. Such nominals exhibit a complex cluster of semantic
properties, ranging from argument structure, scope, and number to discourse
transparency. We develop an analysis of incorporation in the framework of Discourse
Representation Theory, a dynamic theory that can connect sentence-level and
discourse-level semantics. We concentrate on data from Hungarian, where
incorporated nominals may be either morphologically singular or plural. We set out to
capture two sets of contrasts: (i) those we find when comparing incorporated nominals
on the one hand and their non-incorporated, full-fledged argument sisters on the other,
and (ii) those we find when comparing morphologically singular and morphologically
plural incorporated nominals. A more elaborate version of the analysis can be found
in Farkas and de Swart (2003)
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