Beyond 'Any' and 'Ever': New Explorations in Negative Polarity Sensitivity

by Eva Csipak (Editor), Regine Eckardt (Editor), Mingya Liu (Editor), Manfred Sailer (Editor)

Overview

The grammar of negative polarity items is one of the challenges for linguistic theory. NPIs cross-cut all traditional categories in grammar and semantics, yet their distribution is by no means arbitrary. Theories of NPI licensing have been proposed in terms of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics - each with its own merits and problems. The volume comprises state-of-the-art studies and suggests an interpolation approach to NPI licensing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110303728
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/18/2013
Series:	Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , #262
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Eva Csipak, University of Göttingen, Germany; Regine Eckardt, University of Göttingen, Germany; Mingya Liu, University of Beijing, China; Manfred Sailer, UniversityFrankfurt/Main, Germany.