TY - BOOK AU - Penka,Doris TI - Negative indefinites T2 - Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics SN - 9780191723261 (ebook) : AV - P299.D43 U1 - 415 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Definiteness (Linguistics) KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Negatives KW - Determiners KW - Semantics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567263.001.0001 ER -