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"This title contains a selection of papers on the semantics, acquisition and licensing behaviour of negation. Many of the contributions in this volume are devoted to the study of English, Dutch, German, Hindi, and Greek, and there are some general issues surrounding negation which are addressed, such as the characterization of the notion ""strength of negation"", and the problem of NEG-raising, the interaction of negation and modality, and the acquisition of negation."

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Author:   Jack Hoeksema (University of Groningen) ,  Hotze Rullmann (University of Groningen) ,  Víctor Sánchez-Valencia (University of Groningen) ,  Ton van der Wouden (University of Groningen)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   40
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9789027227614

ISBN 10:   9027227616
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   17 May 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Negative quantifier noun phrases: A typology and an acquisition hypothesis (by Atlas, Jay D.); 3. On the typology of negative modals (by Auwera, Johan van der); 4. Metalinguistic sentence negation in child English (by Drozd, Kenneth F.); 5. Lexical sensitivity in negative polarity verbs (by Falkenberg, Gabriel); 6. Varieties of polarity items and the (non)veridicality hypothesis (by Giannakidou, Anastasia); 7. Scalarity and polarity: A study of scalar adverbs as polarity items (by Hoeksema, Jack); 8. Flaubert triggers, squatitive negation, and other quirks of grammar (by Horn, Laurence R.); 9. On the monotonicity of polar adjectives (by Kennedy, Christopher); 10. Polarity sensitivity and collocational restrictions of adverbs of degree (by Klein, Henny); 11. Even-incorporated NPIs in Hindi definites and correlatives (by Lahiri, Utpal); 12. Perfective sentences under negation and durative adverbials: A double-jointed construction (by Mittwoch, Anita); 13. Negative polarity and the syntax of taboo (by Postma, Gertjan); 14. Neg-Raising: Negation as failure (by Tovena, Lucia M.); 15. Name index; 16. Subject index

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