German Modal Indefinite Fragment

[KS17]

Lexical entry for German modal indefinite irgendein, the prototypical domain-widening indefinite ([KS17]).

def German.ModalIndefinites.irgendeinEntry : Features.ModalIndefinite.ModalIndefiniteEntry

irgendein: not-at-issue, epistemic + random choice, not upper-bounded. Epistemic in episodic assertions; free choice under deontic modals. Domain widening is the core mechanism ([KS17]).

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def German.ModalIndefinites.paradigm : List Features.ModalIndefinite.ModalIndefiniteEntry

The German modal indefinite paradigm.

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• German.ModalIndefinites.paradigm = [German.ModalIndefinites.irgendeinEntry]