Negation and Polarity

Negation and Polarity

by Horn, Laurence R.

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Negation is a central feature of language and cognition, interacting with all areas of grammar as well as with the philosophy of language. Whereas there is a cross-linguistic uniformity in logical and semantic aspects of negation, there is a diversity of syntactic and morphological forms and rules. This asymmetry in function and form poses problems for syntactic and universal grammar theory and for the study of the interface between syntax and discourse. It is particularly evident in negative p…

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  • Full title :Negation and Polarity.

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Negation is a central feature of language and cognition, interacting with all areas of grammar as well as with the philosophy of language. Whereas there is a cross-linguistic uniformity in logical and semantic aspects of negation, there is a diversity of syntactic and morphological forms and rules. This asymmetry in function and form poses problems for syntactic and universal grammar theory and for the study of the interface between syntax and discourse. It is particularly evident in negative polarity words and phrases which can appear only in negative sentences. The exploration of negation an.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2000.

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  • Description:1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780198238737, 0198238738
  • oclc:on1027157087
  • LC Classification:P299.N4N44 2000
  • Dewey Decimal:410

Subjects

Contraires polarity

Writers

Horn, Laurence R. Kato, Yashiko

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