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dc.contributor.editorKishimoto, Hideki
dc.contributor.editorSawada, Osamu
dc.contributor.editorImani, Ikumi
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T13:29:50Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T13:29:50Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifierONIX_20240223_9783110755121_12
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87810
dc.description.abstractPolarity (positive, negative) is one of the most fundamental concepts in the system of language and there are many expressions that are sensitive to polarity. For example, any in English and wh-mo in Japanese appear in negative contexts, but not in positive contexts. While previous studies have shown that polarity-sensitive expressions are a general phenomenon in languages, it has also become clear that there are variations in polarity-sensitive expressions. This volume explores the variations in polarity-sensitive expressions through comparisons between Japanese and other languages, such as English, German, Spanish, and Old Japanese, and examines the environments and contexts in which polarity-sensitive expressions occur, as well as the types of (cross-linguistic) variation allowed. The value of the present volume lies in its inclusion of research papers inquiring into various types of polarity-sensitive expressions, such as negative-, positive-, and discourse-sensitive polarity items as well as their variations. The research indicates new directions for the study of polarity-sensitive expressions in the fields of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics and psycholinguistics. ; Polarity (positive, negative) is one of the most fundamental concepts in the system of language and there are many expressions that are sensitive to polarity. For example, any in English and wh-mo in Japanese appear in negative contexts, but not in positive contexts. While previous studies have shown that polarity-sensitive expressions are a general phenomenon in languages, it has also become clear that there are variations in polarity-sensitive expressions. This volume explores the variations in polarity-sensitive expressions through comparisons between Japanese and other languages, such as English, German, Spanish, and Old Japanese, and examines the environments and contexts in which polarity-sensitive expressions occur, as well as the types of (cross-linguistic) variation allowed. The value of the present volume lies in its inclusion of research papers inquiring into various types of polarity-sensitive expressions, such as negative-, positive-, and discourse-sensitive polarity items as well as their variations. The research indicates new directions for the study of polarity-sensitive expressions in the fields of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics and psycholinguistics.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguisticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguisticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, stylisticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFK Grammar, syntax and morphologyen_US
dc.subject.otherJapanisch
dc.subject.otherPolarität [Grammatik]
dc.subject.otherJapanese
dc.subject.otherPolarity
dc.subject.otherPolarity-Sensitive Expressions
dc.subject.otherCross-Linguistic Variation
dc.titlePolarity-Sensitive Expressions
dc.title.alternativeComparisons Between Japanese and Other Languages
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1515/9783110755121
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3
oapen.relation.isbn9783110755121
oapen.relation.isbn9783110755213
oapen.relation.isbn9783110754995
oapen.imprintDe Gruyter Mouton
oapen.pages472
oapen.place.publicationBasel/Berlin/Boston


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