Sentential Negation in French

Klappentext This is the first full-length study of sentential negation phenomena in French. Paul Rowlett assesses! from a generative perspective! the respective contribution made to the expression of clausal polarity by ne! pas! and elements such as jamais and personne. His conclusions have far-reaching implications! leading to the controversial hypothesis that! despite widespread belief! French is not a negative concord language. Zusammenfassung This is the first full-length study of the phenomenon of sentential negation in French. Paul Rowlett assesses! from a generative perspective! the respective contribution made to the expression of clausal polarity by ne! pas! and elements such as jamais and personne.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Rowlett, Paul (Lecturer in French Language and Lin Rowlett, Rowlett Paul
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780195119244
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511924-4
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Oxford University Press
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; French, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology