Sommige niet, andere wel; de verklaring van een raadselachtig verschil

Abstract

This paper (in English) presents a comparison of two analyses of so-called existential sentences: Milsark (1977) and Zwarts (1981). The goal is to increase the insight into the peculiarities of the Dutch quantifying expression (or determiner) 'sommige' (in English: some of the). The contrast between '*Er spelen sommige kinderen op straat' and 'Er spelen enkele kinderen op straat' is the focus of attention