Negative indefinites [electronic resource] /
by Penka, Doris.
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BookSeries: Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics: 32.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 264 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191723261 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Definiteness (Linguistics) | Grammar, Comparative and general -- Negatives | Grammar, Comparative and general -- Determiners | SemanticsOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Doris Penka delivers a unified analysis of the semantics and syntax of negative indefinites - as in the expressions nobody nothing, never and nowhere - and their counterparts in other languages. Contrary to standard assumptions, the author argues that these expressions are not inherently negative and are only licensed by a covert negation.
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Doris Penka delivers a unified analysis of the semantics and syntax of negative indefinites - as in the expressions nobody nothing, never and nowhere - and their counterparts in other languages. Contrary to standard assumptions, the author argues that these expressions are not inherently negative and are only licensed by a covert negation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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