| Description |
1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 22 |
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Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 22
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| Contents |
General Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The syntax of clausal negation: The distributed scope readings in main verb gapping; 3 The right kind of contrast: Narrow scope readings; 4 Negation and the speech act; 5 Finiteness in gapping; 6 Summary; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book presents a cross-linguistic investigation of the behaviour of negation in gapping sentences. Sophie Repp focusses on German and English with reference to Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Slovak. She shows that these languages exhibit important differences in the interaction of gapping and negation and further that no account in the literature explains why this should be. Dr Repp also argues that the precise interpretation of an elided negation depends on varyingcombinations of syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, and prosodic factors. Illustrating her argument by the interpretation o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-261) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Negatives.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Negatives
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191562471 |
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0191562475 |
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9780199543618 |
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9780199543601 |
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0199543615 |
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0199543607 |
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