The Syntax and Semantics of Neg-Raising, with Evidence from French.

Prince, Ellen F.

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ERIC Number: EJ141449

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Syntax and Semantics of Neg-Raising, with Evidence from French

Prince, Ellen F.

Language, 52, 2, 404-426, Jun 76

Shows that evidence exists for a rule of neg-raising in French. Neg-raising and its domain are then reconsidered from a functional perspective, whereby the transformation is shown to be hedging device. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, French, Linguistic Theory, Negative Forms (Language), Semantics, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

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