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

[Paolo Ramat]

Ital. *ogni (< *Lat*. omnis) * behaves just as Slovak  *každý *and Germ.
*jeder::*
*Ogni invitato ricevette al suo arrivo un bicchiere di alcolici  *.” Each
guest was offered a glass of alcoholic beverage upon arrival"
*Troverai la stessa cosa in ogni grammatica dello Slovacco   "*You will
find the same in any grammar of Slovak".

The same holds for French (*chaque*) and the other Romance languages.
Perhaps the difference between 'any' and 'each' is not generally diffused.

Best,
Paolo


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Il Gio 17 Set 2026, 19:02 Slavomír Čéplö via Lingtyp <
lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org> ha scritto:

> 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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