Sentential Negation in French
Author | : Paul Rowlett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1998-09-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195344240 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195344243 |
Rating | : 4/5 (243 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sentential Negation in French written by Paul Rowlett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-length study of sentential negation phenomena 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. His conclusions have far-reaching implications, leading to the controversial hypothesis that, despite widespread belief, French is not a negative concord language.