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

Published by 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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• Title: 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
• Publisher: Berlin ; Boston, Mass. : De Gruyter Mouton
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110238608
• ISBN 13: 9783110238600
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 1536 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistik

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Synopsis

Why do languages change? The proposal that the grammar of negation evolves according to cycles is looked at from the behaviour of negative items and constructions, mainly through the history of English and French. The studies show that the variation within a language at any given point of history is too great for cycles to be invoked as an autonomous mechanism of grammar change. Instead, variation may be understood by looking at the patterns of evolution of individual (families of) items.

About the Author

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