The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

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Thus, it seems to be the case that the (quasi) existential interpretation of x ARB is
its default interpretation. (Quasi) universal (or generic) interpretation of x ARB has to
be licensed. This is done in the TC by the implicit Experiencer of the tough A.
As already mentioned, independently of its occurrence in the TC, the
Experiencer of the tough A can be either syntactically realized (95a), or it can be
implicit (95b):
(95) a. (ze) kal le-dan laharos et ha-bayit
(it) easy to-Dan to+destroy Acc the-house
“It is easy for Dan to destroy the house.”
b. (ze) kal laharos et ha-bayit
(it) easy to+destroy Acc the-house
“It is easy to destroy the house.”
Implicit arguments can be interpreted either universally or existentially,
depending on the lexical properties of the corresponding predicates (Roeper 1983,
1987, Roberts 1985, 1987, Williams 1987, Cinque 1988). The interpretation of
implicit Experiencers in general is consistent with the universal saturation, not with
the existential one, namely they are interpreted as arbitrary in reference, rather than
having a unique referent:
(96) ha-xatul ha-ze me’acben
the-cat the-that annoying
“This cat is annoying.”
Roughly: ∀x [this cat is annoying for x]
The Experiencer of the tough As is no different in this respect. When implicit, it
is interpreted as arbitrary in reference (97):
(97) ha-sefer kal li-kri’a
the-book easy to-reading
“The book is easy to read.”
Roughly: ∀x [the book is easy for x to read]