Negative indefinites [electronic resource] / Doris Penka.
Material type: TextSeries: Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 32.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 264 p.) : illISBN:- 9780191723261 (ebook) :
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- P299.D43
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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