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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451073703321

Autore

Rowlett Paul <1966->

Titolo

Sentential negation in French [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Rowlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

1-280-52977-6

0-19-534424-3

1-4294-0419-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Disciplina

445

Soggetti

French language - Negatives

Grammar, Comparative and general - Negatives

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations and Symbols; 1 Foundations; 2 The Negative Marker; 3 Jespersen's Generalization; 4 Other Negative Adverbs; 5 Negative Arguments; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of the phenomenon of sentential negation 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.