LEADER 05036nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910791968803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-11-023861-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110238617 035 $a(CKB)2560000000079397 035 $a(EBL)835442 035 $a(OCoLC)772845177 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000584255 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11407051 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000584255 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10577104 035 $a(PQKB)11118922 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC835442 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00017621 035 $a(DE-B1597)122864 035 $a(OCoLC)900775415 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110238617 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL835442 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527897 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL628098 035 $a(PPN)159183278 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000079397 100 $a20110901d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe evolution of negation$b[electronic resource] $ebeyond the Jespersen cycle /$fedited by Pierre Larrive?e, Richard P. Ingham 210 $aBerlin ;$aBoston $cDe Gruyter Mouton$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (356 p.) 225 1 $aTrends in linguistics. Studies and monographs,$x1861-4302 ;$v235 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-96847-X 311 $a3-11-023860-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tTable of contents -- $tIs there a Jespersen cycle? / $rLarrivée, Pierre -- $tNegative words and related expressions: A new perspective on some familiar puzzles / $rBiberauer, Theresa / Roberts, Ian -- $tNegative words and negation in French / $rLabelle, Marie -- $tSecondary negation and information structure organisation in the history of English / $rKemenade, Ans van -- $tLooking high and low for NegP in early English / $rHaeberli, Eric -- $tNe-drop and indefinites in Anglo-Norman and Middle English / $rIngham, Richard -- $tLooking at Middle English through the mirror of Anglo-Norman / $rHoeksema, Jack -- $tNe-absence in declarative and yes/no interrogative contexts: Some patterns of change / $rMartineau, France -- $tThe early absence of the French negative marker ne / $rRowlett, Paul -- $tAtoms of negation: An outside-in micro-parametric approach to negative concord / $rDéprez, Viviane -- $tViviane Déprez: ''Atoms of negation. An outside-in micro-parametric approach to negative concord.'' Discussion / $rHansen, Maj-Britt Mosegaard -- $tNegative polarity and the quantifier cycle: Comparative diachronic perspectives from European languages / $rWillis, David -- $tIndefinite pronouns, synchrony and diachrony: Comments on Willis / $rAuwera, Johan van der / Alsenoy, Lauren Van -- $tSubject index -- $tLanguage index 330 $aWhy do grammars change? The cycle of negation proposed by Jespersen is crucially linked to the status of items and phrases. The definition of criteria establishing when a polarity item becomes a negative element, and the identification of the role of phrases for the evolution of negation are the two objectives pursued by the contributions to this volume. The contributions look at the emergence of negative items, and their relation within a given sentence, with particular reference to English and French. The comparative perspective supports the documentation of the fine-grained steps that shed light on the factors that (i) determine change and those that (ii) accompany actuation, which are considered through a dialogue between functionalist and formalist approaches. By looking at the place of negation in the architecture of the sentence, they take up the debate as to the relevance of phrasal projections and consider the role of features. Focusing on the make-up of individual items makes it possible to re-conceptualise the Jespersen cycle as the apparent result of the documented evolution patterns of individual (series of) items. This novel perspective is solidly grounded on an extensive use of the complete, up to date bibliography, and will contribute to shape future research. 410 0$aTrends in linguistics.$pStudies and monographs ;$v235. 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xNegatives 606 $aPolarity (Linguistics) 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSyntax 606 $aSemantics 610 $aHistorical Linguistics. 610 $aJespersen Cycle. 610 $aLanguage Change. 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xNegatives. 615 0$aPolarity (Linguistics) 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSyntax. 615 0$aSemantics. 676 $a415 686 $aET 740$2rvk 701 $aLarrive?e$b Pierre$0434484 701 $aIngham$b Richard$01490323 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791968803321 996 $aThe evolution of negation$93711660 997 $aUNINA