Negation and polarity : syntax and semantics : selected papers from the Colloquium Negation : Syntax and Semantics, Ottawa, 11-13 May 1995 / edited by Danielle Forget ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Forget, Danielle, 1952-

Conference Name:

Colloquium Negation: Syntax and Semantics (1995 : Ottawa, Ont.)

Colloquium Negation: Syntax and Semantics

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 155.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 155

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Negatives--Congresses.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax--Congresses.

Semantics--Congresses.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1997.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

NEGATIONAND POLARITY SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; FOREWORD; Table of contents; THE SYNTAX OF FRENCH NEGATIVE ADVERBS; THE SYNTAX OF SENTENTIAL NEGATION IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH; A NON-UNIFIED ANALYSIS OF NEGATIVE CONCORD; NON-NEGATIVE NEGATION AND WH-EXCLAMATIVES; LONG-DISTANCE LICENSING OF NEGATIVE INDEFINITES; THE SYNTAX OF N-WORDS AND THE NEG CRITERION; NEGATION AND NEGATIVE CONCORD IN MIDDLE DUTCH; NEGATIVE POLARITY AND THE DYNAMICS OF VERTICAL INFERENCE; NEGATION AS A REFLEX OF CLAUSE STRUCTURE

THE SCALAR MODEL OF POLARITY SENSITIVITY: THE CASE OF THE ASPECTUAL OPERATORSLA NÉGATION COMME EXPRESSION PROCÉDURALE; DE PARTITIF ET LA NÉGATION; NEGATION AND INDEFINITES IN MAORI; EXTENDING THE NOTION OF NEGATIVE CONCORD; THE ROLE OF FOCUS IN THE LICENSING AND INTERPRETATION OF NEGATIVE POLARITY ITEMS; JESPERSEN, NEGATIVE CONCORD AND A'-BINDING; NEG-MOVEMENT AND WH-MOVEMENT; INDEX OF AUTHORS; INDEX OF TERMS & CONCEPTS; INDEX OF LANGUAGES & LANGUAGE FAMILIES

Notes:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31237-9

9786613312372

90-272-7589-0

OCLC:

759101590