Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
391
Language
English
Published
Jul 31, 2013
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
ISBN-10
3110305232
ISBN-13
9783110305234
Description
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.