
Negation in the History of English.
Title:
Negation in the History of English.
Author:
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid.
ISBN:
9783110806052
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (341 pages)
Series:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; v.26
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
Contents:
Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Five ways of saying no: the development of sentential negation in English in a Government and Binding perspective -- English negation from an interactional perspective -- On Negative Raising in the history of English -- Negative Concord and Verb Projection Raising in Old English and West Flemish -- Multiple negation in Middle English verse -- Sentential negation and clause structure in Old English -- The facts and nothing but: the (non-)grammaticalisation of negative exclusives in English -- Isn't it? or is it not? On the order of postverbal subject and negative particle in the history of English -- The origin and development of the "Neg ... neither" construction: a case of grammaticalisation -- Affixal and non-affixal negation - a case of stable variation over time? -- On the scope of Negative Concord -- On expletive negation with adversative predicates in the history of English -- Index.
Abstract:
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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