Sentential Negation in French

ISBN-13: 9780195119244 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 256 str.

Paul Rowlett

Opis

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.