Negative contexts : collocation, polarity and multiple negation /

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Ton van der Wouden's account of negative contexts emphasizes pragmatic considerations, as well as semantic and syntactic ones.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wouden, Ton van der, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Series:Routledge studies in Germanic linguistics.
Subjects:
Collocation (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Negatives.
Context (Linguistics)
Polarity.
Collocation (Linguistique)
Négations (Linguistique)
Contexte.
Contraires.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Negatives
Polarity
Collocatie (taalkunde)
Polariteit (taalkunde)
Ontkenningen (taalkunde)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Part I; First orientation; Lexical items; The nature of collocational restrictions; Combinability; The idiosyncrasy of collocations; Summary and concluding remarks; Introduction to Part II; The characterization and classification of polarity items; What is a negative context?; Degrees of negativity; Negations and polarity items: towards a classification; Negative contexts and downward monotonicity; Some remarks on scope; Conclusion: polarity items; Introduction to Part III; Negative concord; Weakening of negation: litotes; Denial.

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