A unified theory of polarity sensitivity : comparative syntax of Arabic /

• Main Author: Alqassas, Ahmad, 1982- (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
• Series: Oxford studies in comparative syntax (Oxford University Press)
• Subjects: Πολικότητα (Γλωσσολογία); Γραμματική, Συγκριτική και γενική > Αρνητικός τύπος; Αραβική γλώσσα > Γραμματική

"This book examines polarity sensitivity - a ubiquitous phenomenon involving expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and their counterparts in other languages with particular focus on Arabic. These expressions belong to different classes such as negative and positive polarity...