Negation and Polarity: Syntactic and Semantic Perspectives by Laurence R. Horn (

Description: Negation and Polarity by Laurence R. Horn, Yasuhiko Kato This book provides a detailed exploration of negation and negative polarity phenomena and their implications for linguistic theory. Including new, specially commissioned work from some of the leading European, American, and Japanese scholars, Negation and Polarity covers all of the main approaches to this subjectDSsyntactic, pragmatic, semantic, and cognitiveDSin a variety of language contexts. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Negation is a central feature of language and cognition, interacting with all areas of grammar as well as with the philosophy of language. Whereas there is a cross-linguistic uniformity in logical and semantic aspects of negation, there is a diversity of syntactic and morphological forms and rules. This asymmetry in function and form poses problems for syntactic and universal grammar theory and for the study of the interface between syntax and discourse. It isparticularly evident in negative polarityDSwords and phrases which can appear only in negative sentences. The exploration of negation and negative polarity phenomena and their implications for linguistictheory are the main themes of this book. Author Biography Laurence R. Horn is Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Linguistics at Yale University. His primary research interest is located within the union (if not the intersection) of traditional logic, neo-Gricean pragmatic theory, lexical semantics, and the analysis of negation. Table of Contents c IntroductionLaurence R. Horn and Yasuhiko Kato:Negation and Polarity at the Millennium1: Liliane Haegeman: Negative Preposing, Negative Inversion, and the Split CP2: Yasuhiko Kato: Interpretive Asymmetries of Negation3: Ljiljana Progovac: Coordination, C-Command, and Logophoric N-Words4: Jack Hoeksema: Negative Polarity ItemsTriggering, Scope, and C-Command5: Laurence R. Horn: Pick a Theory (any Theory)Indiscriminatives and the Free-Choice Indefinite6: Paul Portner and Raffaella Zanuttini: The Force of Negation in Wh Exclamatives and Interrogatives7: William A. Ladusaw: Thetic and Categorical, Stage and Individual, Weak and Strong8: Masa-aki Yamanashi: Negative Inference, Space Construal, and Grammaticalization Review Contains new developments in the study of the syntactic and semantic aspects of negation in natural language. Years Work in English Studies Long Description Negation is a central feature of language and cognition, interacting with all areas of grammar as well as with the philosophy of language. Whereas there is a cross-linguistic uniformity in logical and semantic aspects of negation, there is a diversity of syntactic and morphological forms and rules. This asymmetry in function and form poses problems for syntactic and universal grammar theory and for the study of the interface between syntax and discourse. It isparticularly evident in negative polarityDSwords and phrases which can appear only in negative sentences. The exploration of negation and negative polarity phenomena and their implications for linguistic theory are the main themes of this book. Review Quote Contains new developments in the study of the syntactic and semantic aspects of negation in natural language. Feature Covers both syntactic and semantic accounts of negation and negative polarity phenomenaDiversity of theoretical approaches and languages consideredEditorial introduction contains fully up-to-date overview of contemporary research trends in the study of negation and polarity Details ISBN0198238746 Series Oxford Linguistics Language English ISBN-10 0198238746 ISBN-13 9780198238744 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Syntactic and Semantic Perspectives Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Yasuhiko Kato Short Title NEGATION & POLARITY DOI 10.1604/9780198238744 UK Release Date 2000-08-03 AU Release Date 2000-08-03 NZ Release Date 2000-08-03 Author Yasuhiko Kato Pages 282 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2000-08-03 Alternative 9780198238737 DEWEY 410 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53298906;

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