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.
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.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
Ackonwledgemetns 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
Ackonwledgemetns 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
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