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

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

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Author/Contributor(s): Csipak, Eva ; Eckardt, Regine ; Liu, Mingya ; Sailer, Manfred
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Date: 06/18/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: NEW
The grammar of negative polarity items is one of the challengesfor 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.