Downward entailing and chinese polarity items
Auteur :
Chen, Li
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138576810
Date de publication :
10 mai 2018
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
332 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Employing the downward entailing hypothesis as its analytical foundation, this book argues that downward entailment is the only licensor for different kinds of Chinese polarity items, and non-veridicality is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition and thus offers inferior explanatory power compared with the former.