Negation and Clausal Structure : A Comparative Study of Romance Languages.
Zanuttini, Raffaella.
Negation and Clausal Structure : A Comparative Study of Romance Languages. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (216 pages) - Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Series . - Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Series .
Intro -- Contents -- 1. Issues in the Syntax of Sentential Negation -- 1.1. Negative markers and clausal structure -- 1.2. The distribution of negative constituents -- 1.3. Jespersen' s cycle -- 2. Pre-verbal Negative Markers -- 2.1. The range of variation -- 2.2. Pre-verbal negative markers and complement clitics -- 2.3. Pre-verbal negative markers and subject clitics -- 2.3.1. Agreement clitics and vocalic clitics -- 2.3.2. Two structural positions for agreement clitics -- 2.4. Pre-verbal negative markers and verb movement -- 2.4.1. Negative markers in the absence of verb movement -- 2.4.2. Negative markers in the presence of verb movement -- 2.5. Summary and conclusion -- 3. Post-verbal Negative Markers -- 3.1. Issues to be addressed -- 3.2. The distribution of adverbs -- 3.3. Presuppositional versus non-presuppositional negative markers -- 3.3.1. Two structural positions for Piedmontese pa and nen -- 3.3.2. Two structural positions for Valdotain pa -- 3.4. Non-presuppositional negative markers -- 3.4.1. The structural position of Milanese no -- 3.4.2. A focus position for Pavese no -- 3.5. Summary and conclusion -- 4. Negative Imperatives -- 4.1. A puzzling asymmetry -- 4.2. Negative markers in imperative clauses -- 4.3. True imperatives -- 4.4. Suppletive imperatives -- 4.5. Pre-verbal negative markers and mood -- 4.6. A comparison of true and suppletive imperatives -- 4.7. Imperatives and adverbs -- 4.8. The syntax of imperatives -- 4.8.1. Positive imperatives -- 4.8.2. Negative imperatives -- 4.9. Residual empirical issues -- 4.10. Summary and conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
9780195359787
Romance languages--Negatives.
Electronic books.
PC119.Z368 1997
440
Negation and Clausal Structure : A Comparative Study of Romance Languages. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (216 pages) - Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Series . - Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Series .
Intro -- Contents -- 1. Issues in the Syntax of Sentential Negation -- 1.1. Negative markers and clausal structure -- 1.2. The distribution of negative constituents -- 1.3. Jespersen' s cycle -- 2. Pre-verbal Negative Markers -- 2.1. The range of variation -- 2.2. Pre-verbal negative markers and complement clitics -- 2.3. Pre-verbal negative markers and subject clitics -- 2.3.1. Agreement clitics and vocalic clitics -- 2.3.2. Two structural positions for agreement clitics -- 2.4. Pre-verbal negative markers and verb movement -- 2.4.1. Negative markers in the absence of verb movement -- 2.4.2. Negative markers in the presence of verb movement -- 2.5. Summary and conclusion -- 3. Post-verbal Negative Markers -- 3.1. Issues to be addressed -- 3.2. The distribution of adverbs -- 3.3. Presuppositional versus non-presuppositional negative markers -- 3.3.1. Two structural positions for Piedmontese pa and nen -- 3.3.2. Two structural positions for Valdotain pa -- 3.4. Non-presuppositional negative markers -- 3.4.1. The structural position of Milanese no -- 3.4.2. A focus position for Pavese no -- 3.5. Summary and conclusion -- 4. Negative Imperatives -- 4.1. A puzzling asymmetry -- 4.2. Negative markers in imperative clauses -- 4.3. True imperatives -- 4.4. Suppletive imperatives -- 4.5. Pre-verbal negative markers and mood -- 4.6. A comparison of true and suppletive imperatives -- 4.7. Imperatives and adverbs -- 4.8. The syntax of imperatives -- 4.8.1. Positive imperatives -- 4.8.2. Negative imperatives -- 4.9. Residual empirical issues -- 4.10. Summary and conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
9780195359787
Romance languages--Negatives.
Electronic books.
PC119.Z368 1997
440