Negation and polarity :: syntax and semantics : selected papers from the Colloquium Negation : Syntax and Semantics, Ottawa, 11-13 May 1995 /

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 synchroni...

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Corporate Author: Colloquium Negation: Syntax and Semantics Ottawa, Ont.
Other Authors: Forget, Danielle, 1952-
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1997.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 155.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Item Description:Selected rev. papers of an international conference held at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, under the auspices of the Département des lettres françaises and the Department of Linguistics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 365 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027275899
9027275890
1283312379
9781283312370
9786613312372
6613312371
ISSN:0304-0763 ;

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