The evolution of negation : beyond the Jespersen cycle. ed. by Pierre Larrivée ; Richard P. Ingham, [Trends in linguistics / Studies and monographs] Trends in linguistics, Studies and monographs ; 235

Larrivée, Pierre and Richard Ingham (Eds.):

ISBN 10: 3110238608 / ISBN 13: 9783110238600

Edité par Berlin ; Boston, Mass. : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011

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VI, 350 S. Einband leicht berieben. - Is there a Jespersen cycle? Pierre Larrivee -- Negative words and related expressions: A new perspective on some familiar puzzles. Theresa Biberaner & Ian Roberts -- Negative words and negation in French. Marie Labelle -- Secondary negation and information structure organisation in the history of English. Ans van Kemenade -- Looking high and low for NegP in early English. Eric Haeberli -- Ne-drop and indefinites in Anglo-Norman and Middle English. Richard Ingham -- Looking at Middle English through the mirror of Anglo-Norman. Jack Hoeksema -- Ne-absence in declarative and yes/no interrogative contexts: Some patterns of change. France Martineau -- The early absence of the French negative marker ne. Paul Rowlett -- Atoms of negation: An outside-in micro-parametric approach to negative concord. Viviane Deprez -- Viviane Deprez: "Atoms of negation: An outside-in micro-parametric approach to negative concord." Discussion. Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen -- Negative polarity and the quantifier cycle: Comparative diachronic perspectives from European languages. David Willis -- Indefinite pronouns, synchrony and diachrony: Comments on Willis. Johan van der Auwera & Lauren Van Alsenoy. ISBN 9783110238600 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1536 Fadengehefteter Originalpappband.

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• Titre: The evolution of negation : beyond the Jespersen cycle. ed. by Pierre Larrivée ; Richard P. Ingham, [Trends in linguistics / Studies and monographs] Trends in linguistics, Studies and monographs ; 235
• Éditeur: Berlin ; Boston, Mass. : De Gruyter Mouton
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3110238608
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783110238600
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Sehr gut
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Linguistik

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Synopsis

Why do grammars change? The cycle of negation proposed by Jespersen is crucially linked to the status of items and phrases. The definition of criteria establishing when a polarity item becomes a negative element, and the identification of the role of phrases for the evolution of negation are the two objectives pursued by the contributions to this volume.

The contributions look at the emergence of negative items, and their relation within a given sentence, with particular reference to English and French. The comparative perspective supports the documentation of the fine-grained steps that shed light on the factors that (i) determine change and those that (ii) accompany actuation, which are considered through a dialogue between functionalist and formalist approaches. By looking at the place of negation in the architecture of the sentence, they take up the debate as to the relevance of phrasal projections and consider the role of features. Focusing on the make-up of individual items makes it possible to re-conceptualise the Jespersen cycle as the apparent result of the documented evolution patterns of individual (series of) items. This novel perspective is solidly grounded on an extensive use of the complete, up to date bibliography, and will contribute to shape future research.

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Pierre Larrivée, Aston University, Coventry, UK; Richard Ingham, Birmingham City University, UK.