Placement of quantifiers in Standard Indonesian

[Whitney Anne Postman]

Hello everyone, and happy new year!

This message is for the Indonesian speakers and scholars out there in
AN-LANG world.

I'm interested in how quantifiers work in simple sentences like (1a,b):
(1)
a.	Semua / banyak	mahasiswa 	membaca	buku itu
   	All	many	student		ACT-read	book that
	'All/many students read that book.'

b.	Semua / banyak	buku	dibaca		(oleh)	Nando
	All	many	book 	PASS-read	  by 	Nando
	'All/many of the books were read by Nando.'

Can the quantifiers semua 'all' and banyak 'many' appear anywhere
else in the above sentences, separate from the NPs which they modify?
For example, would the sentences in (2a,b) make sense, and would they
have the same meanings as (1a,b) respectively?

(2)
a.	Mahasiswa 	membaca 	"Tempo"	semua / banyak
	Student		ACT-read	Tempo	all   / many
	'All/many students read "Tempo".'

b.	Buku	dibaca		(oleh)	Nando	semua / banyak
	Book 	PASS-read	  by 	Nando	all   / many
	'All/many of the books were read by Nando.'

I would also like to know if adding "itu" after "mahasiswa" and
"buku" improves the sentences. Finally, does adding "-nya" after
"semua" have any effect?

Many thanks,
Whitney

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Whitney Anne Postman
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Fields of Linguistics and Cognitive Studies, Southeast Asia Program
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