A Unified Theory Of Polarity Sensitivity

Author : Ahmad Alqassas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Polarity (Linguistics)
ISBN : 019755492X

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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity by Ahmad Alqassas Pdf

Polarity sensitivity is a ubiquitous phenomenon involving expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and their counterparts in other languages. These expressions belong to different classes such as negative and positive polarity, negative concord, and negative indefinites.0In this book, Ahmad Alqassas proposes a unified approach to the study of this phenomenon that relies on examining the interaction between the various types of polarity sensitivity, with a particular focus on Arabic. Alqassas shows that treating this interaction is fundamental for scrutinizing their licensing conditions. Alqassas draws on data from Standard Arabic and the major regional dialects represented by Jordanian, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Qatari. Through the (micro)comparative approach,0Alqassas explains the distributional contrasts with a minimal set of universal syntactic operations such as Merge, Move, and Agree. He also considers a fine-grained inventory of negative formal features for polarity items and their licensors. These simple features paint a complex landscape of polarity and lead to important conclusions about syntactic computation. 0By engaging with the rich but under-studied landscape of Arabic polarity sensitivity, this book provides a new perspective on the syntax-semantic interface and develops a unified syntactic analysis for polarity sensitivity. These contributions have important implications for the study of Arabic and for syntactic theory more generally.

Author : Ahmad Alqassas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780197554913

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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity by Ahmad Alqassas Pdf

Polarity sensitivity is a ubiquitous phenomenon involving expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and their counterparts in other languages. These expressions belong to different classes such as negative and positive polarity, negative concord, and negative indefinites. In this book, Ahmad Alqassas proposes a unified approach to the study of this phenomenon that relies on examining the interaction between the various types of polarity sensitivity, with a particular focus on Arabic. Alqassas shows that treating this interaction is fundamental for scrutinizing their licensing conditions. Alqassas draws on data from Standard Arabic and the major regional dialects represented by Jordanian, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Qatari. Through the (micro)comparative approach, Alqassas explains the distributional contrasts with a minimal set of universal syntactic operations such as Merge, Move, and Agree. He also considers a fine-grained inventory of negative formal features for polarity items and their licensors. These simple features paint a complex landscape of polarity and lead to important conclusions about syntactic computation. By engaging with the rich but under-studied landscape of Arabic polarity sensitivity, this book provides a new perspective on the syntax-semantic interface and develops a unified syntactic analysis for polarity sensitivity. These contributions have important implications for the study of Arabic and for syntactic theory more generally.

Author : Nick Riemer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317412458

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The Routledge Handbook of Semantics by Nick Riemer Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Semantics provides a broad and state-of-the-art survey of this field, covering semantic research at both word and sentence level. It presents a synoptic view of the most important areas of semantic investigation, including contemporary methodologies and debates, and indicating possible future directions in the field. Written by experts from around the world, the 29 chapters cover key issues and approaches within the following areas: meaning and conceptualisation; meaning and context; lexical semantics; semantics of specific phenomena; development, change and variation. The Routledge Handbook of Semantics is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area.

Author : Ahmad Alqassas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780197554883

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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity by Ahmad Alqassas Pdf

"This book examines polarity sensitivity - a ubiquitous phenomenon involving expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and their counterparts in other languages with particular focus on Arabic. These expressions belong to different classes such as negative and positive polarity, negative concord, and negative indefinites, which led to examining their syntax and semantics separately. In this book, Ahmad Alqassas pursues unified approach that relies on examining the interaction between the various types of polarity sensitivity. Treating this interaction is fundamental for scrutinizing their licensing conditions. Alqassas draws on data from Standard Arabic and the major regional dialects represented by Jordanian, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Qatari. The book provides a new perspective on the syntax-semantic interface and develops a unified syntactic analysis for polarity sensitivity. Through the (micro)comparative approach, Alqassas explains the distributional contrasts with a minimal set of universal syntactic operations such as Merge, Move and Agree; and fine-grained inventory of negative formal features for polarity items and their licensors. The features are simple invisibles that paint a complex landscape of polarity. The results suggest that syntactic computation of Arabic polarity (externally merged in left periphery) is subservient to the conceptual-intentional interface. Alqassas argues for last resort insertion of covert negation operators in the CP layer to interpret non-strict NCIs, which is an extra mechanism that serves the semantic interface, but adds to the complexity of syntactic computation. Likewise, head NPIs in the left periphery require licensing by operators higher than the tense phrase, adding more constraints on the syntactic licensing"--

Author : Michael Israel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Context (Linguistics)
ISBN : UCSD:31822026066530

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The Rhetoric of Grammar by Michael Israel Pdf

Author : Anastasia Giannakidou
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027282286

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Polarity Sensitivity as (Non)Veridical Dependency by Anastasia Giannakidou Pdf

Polarity phenomena have been known to linguists since Klima’s seminal work on English negation. In this monograph Giannakidou presents a novel theory of polarity which avoids the empirical and conceptual problems of previous approaches by introducing a notion wider than negation and downward entailment: (non)veridicality. The leading idea is that the various polarity phenomena observed in language are manifestations of the dependency of certain expessions, i.e. polarity items, to the (non)veridicality of the context of appearence. Dependencies to negation or downward entailment emerge as subcases of nonveridicality.The (non)veridical dependency may be positive (licensing), or negative (anti-licensing), and arises from the sensitivity semantics of polarity items. The book is also concerned with the syntactic mapping of the sensitivity dependency. It is argued that licensing does not necessarily correspond to a requirement that the licensee be in the scope of the licenser. In some cases, for instance for the interpretation of negative concord, the reverse is required: that the licensee takes the licenser in its scope. The theory is applied to an extended set of old and new data concerning affective, free-choice dependencies, and mood choice in relative clauses. The primary focus is on Greek, but data from Dutch, English, and to a lesser extend Romance and Slavic, are also considered.

Author : Ljiliana Progovac
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0511554303

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Negative and Positive Polarity by Ljiliana Progovac Pdf

In this book, Ljiljana Progovac presents cross-linguistic data on negative polarity, reflexive binding and the subjunctive mood, and proposes a unified analysis for various languages, including English and Serbian/Croatian. She argues that Negative Polarity Items (NPIs), such as 'anyone' and 'ever', are anaphoric in nature and must be bound in their governing category, while Positive Polarity Items (PPIs), such as 'someone' and 'already', are subject to Principle B of the Binding Theory. She also suggests that possible binders (and SUBJECTS) for polarity items are negation or else a polarity operator in the complementiser of questions, conditionals, and other clauses with an unfixed truth-value. Her analysis not only captures many similarities between polarity and anaphora, but also accounts for a number of hitherto unexplained facts about polarity items.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : UOM:39015079657410

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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barrie Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Psychology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036779200

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Human Personality: Towards a Unified Theory by Barrie Rogers Pdf

Author : Radhakamal Mukerjee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Values
ISBN : UOM:39015005680965

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The Dimensions of Values, a Unified Theory by Radhakamal Mukerjee Pdf

Author : Eva Csipak,Regine Eckardt,Mingya Liu,Manfred Sailer
Publisher : ISSN
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Context (Linguistics).
ISBN : UCBK:C099746622

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Beyond 'any' and 'ever' by Eva Csipak,Regine Eckardt,Mingya Liu,Manfred Sailer Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Automatic theorem proving
ISBN : UOM:39015085165754

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Collegium Logicum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Linguistics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029561565

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Linguistic Notes from La Jolla by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Ceramic industries
ISBN : UIUC:30112008743012

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Ceramics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric Griffin Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009676623

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Negative Polarity, Definites Under Quantification and General Statements by Eric Griffin Jackson Pdf