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, theauthor argues that these expressions are not inherently negative and are onlylicensed by a covert negation. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Negative Concord; 3: Split Scope of NIs in German; 4: Scope Splitting With Other Downward Entailing Quantifiers; 5: Distributional Restrictions in Scandinavian; 6: The Nature of the Licensing Relation; 7: Tests for the Quantificational Force of Negative Indefinites; 8: Summary; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956726-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés