Every human language has some syntactic means of distinguishing a negative from a non-negative sentence; in other words, every speaker's syntactic competence provides a means to express sentential negation. This ability, however, may be expressed in different ways, as shown by the fact that individu
Edge-based clausal syntax : a study of (mostly) English object structure
β Scribed by Postal, Paul Martin
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 484
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Subjects
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax;Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses;English language -- Syntax
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