Abstract

Abstract This chapter introduces the logical, linguistic, and philosophical considerations relevant to mass terms. The various tests used to identify mass versus count terms, categorized as syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic, are discussed, and certain background notions are mentioned, such as the “universal grinder,” divisibility, homogeneity, sortal terms, and countability.

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