The notion of Logical Form was originally invented for the purpose of determining quantifier scope. As the theory around the Minimalist program developed, … 展开

In linguistics, wh-phrases are operators binding variables at LF, like other quantifier noun phrases. Scope interpretations can be constrained by syntactic constraints as shown in LF when regarding the scope of wh-phrases and quantifiers. When 展开

• Scope (formal semantics)
• Antecedent-contained deletion
• Categorial grammar
• Government and binding theory (precursor to the minimalist program) 展开

Key historical developments
There has been discussion about quantification since the 1970s. In 1973, Richard Montague argued that a grammar for a small fragment of English contains the logicosyntactic and semantic devices to handle practically any … 展开

Hungarian
In the sentence, "Five doctors prescribed few new pills to every patient.", the scope in Hungarian is largely disambiguated by the linear order of … 展开

• Aoun, Joseph; Li, Yen-hui Audrey (1993). Syntax of Scope. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262011334.
• Chomsky, … 展开

• SEP entry for Logical Form (general concept) covers LF in the Transformational Grammar section 展开