134 Pages
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Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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Polarity phenomena are pervasively observed in natural languages. Previous studies on Chinese polarity items are mainly in line with the non-veridicality approach. This book, however, employs the downward-entailing hypothesis as its analytical foundation, and argues that downward entailment is the only licensor for different kinds of Chinese polarity items, and non-veridicality is neither a... Read more
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List of abbreviations
Chapter 1 Polarity Theories and Polarity Phenomena
Chapter 2 Non-veridicality Approach and the Challenge from Dou Sentences
Chapter 3 Tripartite Structure and Dou
Chapter 4 Downward Entailment Approach
Chapter 5 Dou as a Necessity Operator
Chapter 6 The Non-uniformity of Chinese Polarity Items
Chapter 7 Conclusions
References
Index
Biography
Li Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research interests lie in syntax, formal semantics and psycholinguistics.
