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Negation and Polarity

Negation and Polarity Syntax and Semantics. Selected Papers from the Colloquium Negation: Syntax and Semantics. Ottawa, 11-13 May 1995 - Current Issues in Linguistic Theory

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Publisher's Synopsis

In the last decade, there has been a revival of interest regarding negation and polarity, with much cross-fertilization between semantic and syntactic approaches. The papers in the present volume address key issues regarding the syntax and semantics of negation and polarity, including both synchronic and diachronic perpectives. Central to the discussions are the distribution of negative markers and the structure of the clause, negative concord phenomena, licensing of polarity items, similarities between Neg-movement and wh -movement. The papers, by main contributors to the field, reflect different theoretical frameworks, including Principles and Parameters and Minimalist approaches, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Formal Semantics, or approaches interested in pragmatics. The volume is of interest to syntacticians, semanticians, historical linguists, typologists, and philosophers.

Book information

ISBN: 9789027236609
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub date:
Number of pages: 374
Weight: 630g
Height: 230mm
Width: 25mm