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Negation in Uralic languages /

The grammaticalized expression of negation is a linguistic universal. This volume deals with negation in the Uralic language family in a typological perspective. As in no other major language family before, a comprehensive typological questionnaire provides the basis for the chapters documenting neg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Miestamo, Matti, 1972- (Editor ), Tamm, Anne (Editor ), Wagner-Nagy, Beáta Boglárka (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Typological studies in language ; 108.
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  • Negation in Uralic Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Negation in Uralic languages
  • Introduction; 1. Presentation of the volume; 2. The Uralic languages; 2.1 Areal spread and sociolinguistic status; 2.2 Genealogy; 2.3 Typology; 3. Negation in typology and in Uralic; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Clausal negation; 3.3 Non-clausal negation constructions; 3.4 Other aspects of negation; 3.5 Conclusion; 4. Conclusion and acknowledgements; References; Appendix: The questionnaire; Questionnaire for describing the negation system of a (Uralic) language.
  • General remarks and instructionsThe Questionnaire:; 1. The language; Constructions expressing negation (Sections 2-3); 2. Clausal negation; 2.1 Standard negation; 2.2 Negation in non-declaratives; 2.3 Negation in non-verbal clauses; 2.4 Negation in dependent/subordinate clauses; 2.5 Other clausal negation constructions; 3. Non-clausal negation; 3.1 Negative replies; 3.2 Negative indefinites and quantifiers; 3.3 Abessive/caritive/privative negation; 3.4 Other negative constructions/expressions; 4. Other aspects of negation; 4.1 The scope of negation; 4.2 Negative polarity.
  • 4.3 Case marking under negation4.4 Reinforcing negation; 4.5 Negation and complex clauses; 4.6 Further aspects of negation; References; Part I. Describing negation systemsin Uralic languages; Negation in Forest Enets; 1. Introduction; 2. Clausal negation; 2.1 Standard negation; 2.2 Negation in non-declaratives; 2.2.1 Negation in non-declaratives excluding the hortative and imperative moods; 2.2.2 The hortative and imperative mood.
  • 2.2.2.1 Negation of the imperatives in the second person. Structurally, the negation of imperatives follows the general principles of negation. In other words, the negative auxiliary in i- is used, followed by the lexical verb in the connegative. In contr2.2.2.2 Negation of imperatives in the third person. Negation of imperatives in the third person relies on the negative auxiliary in ńi- and the lexical verb in the connegative. With regard to the negation in the singular, specialized vx are attested in c; 2.2.3 Moods based on negative auxiliaries.