Beyond 'Any' and 'Ever'
New Explorations in Negative Polarity Sensitivity| By: | null |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Print ISBN: | 9783110303728 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783110305234 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.