Modality, aspect and negation in Persian:
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Main Author: Taleghani, Azita H., (Azita Hojatollah) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. ©2008
Series:Linguistik aktuell Bd. 128
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index
Introduction. The goal of the research ; Persian phrase structure ; Data : tense, aspect, modality, and negation ; Theoretical framework -- Mood and modality in Persian : morpho-syntactic and semantic view. Persian modals : morpho-syntactic classifications ; Persian modals : semantic view ; The interaction of mood and modality ; Persian modals and event structure ; Conclusion -- Persian modals : syntactic representation. Syntactic structure of modals : an overview ; Persian modals : raising or control construction ; Syntactic vs. semantic control ; Restructuring ; Persian modals : structural position ; Conclusion -- Negation. Morpho-syntax of negation cross-linguistically ; Negation : syntactic structure ; Negation in Persian ; Tense and aspect in Persian ; The interaction of negation and tense in Persian ; Aspectual complex predicates and negation ; Conclusion -- Interaction of modality with negation. Two linguistic strategies for showing the interaction of modality and negation ; The interaction of Persian modals and negation : MSS or NP ; The interaction of Persian modality and negation : structural analysis ; Conclusion -- Persian word order : reconsideration. Persian clausal arguments : an overview ; The position of clausal arguments inside Complex Modal Predicates ; Conclusion -- Concluding remarks
This monograph presents a morpho-syntactic investigation on modality, aspect, and negation by concentrating on Persian, and is designed to contribute to theoretical linguistics and the study of Iranian languages. The analysis is based on the Minimalist program. This research challenges the idea that the syntactic structure maps on the semantic interpretation or vice versa. The discussion presented in this monograph shows that the syntactic structure of Persian modals is uniform no matter if the modals are interpreted as having root or epistemic readings. Although it is claimed that modals are
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