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Expletive Negation, Negative Concord and Feature Checking

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explore some aspects of the syntax-semantics interface representa-tions which correspond to expletive negation (EN) and negative concord (NC). I shall postulate that a syntactic operation of logical absorption, conceived as feature checking, is needed in the theory of grammar in order to account for both phenomena. EN instantiates a nonnegative context; it will be characterized by means of a covert negative feature movement, from either a light negative marker or a negative indefinite, up to a nonveridical Xº head. NC instantiates a negative context; it will be characterized as either category movement (when the Spec-Head relation holds in explicit syntax) or feature movement (when the Spec-Head relation does not hold in overt syntax) to an averidical Negº head.

Source: LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)

Author: M. Teresa Espinal

Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1604779274

FWCI: 6.13

Cites: 19

Cited by: 42

Related to: 10