The Evolution of Negation Beyond the Jespersen Cycle

Main description: Why do languages change? The proposal that the grammar of negation evolves according to cycles is looked at from the behaviour of negative items and constructions, mainly through the history of English and French. The studies show that the variation within a language at any given p...

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Main Author: Ingham, Richard
Other Authors: Larrivée, Pierre
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin De Gruyter
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
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