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

[Slavomír Čéplö]

Under this definition, this would apply to eg Slovak “každý”.

“Každému hosťovi hneď po príchodie naliali.” Each guest was offered a glass
of alcoholic beverage upon arrival.

“V každej gramatike slovenčiny to stojí rovnako.”  = You will find the same
in any grammar of Slovak.

But that just shows Slovak has a quantifier that can be translated as both
“each” and “any”, not that it has one.


El dj 17. 9. 2026 a les 18:34 Christian Lehmann via Lingtyp <
lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org> va escriure:

> 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
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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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