[Lingtyp] Quantifier meaning both 'each' and 'any' ?

[Christian Lehmann]

These are the two standard uses of German /jeder/:
Jeder Gast / Jeder der Gäste bekam eine Rose. 'Each guest received a rose.'

Jeder Nachtisch, den du bringst, wird willkommen sein. 'Any dessert you 
bring will be welcome.'
Jede umfassende Grammatik des Deutschen, die du konsultierst, wird dir 
dasselbe sagen. 'Any comprehensive grammar of German that you consult 
will tell you the same.'

Best,
Christian
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Am 17.09.26 um 12:16 schrieb Madeline Ladore via Lingtyp:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has come across a quantifier that can mean 
> both 'each' in a distributive universal quantifier sense, as well as 
> 'any', not in an NPI sense but in a 'any dessert you bring will be 
> welcome' sense? I'm aware of a reduplicative construction with this 
> meaning in Ewe, though I'm not sure it has been given a formal analysis.
>
> Please write me a message if you've encountered a similar sort of 
> quantifier, even better if you have some resources or papers you'd be 
> willing to share.
>
> Best wishes,
> Madeline Ladore
>
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