Bipolar Items

This article asserts that the Japanese wide-scope mo ‘even’ in simple sentences are bipolar items (BPIs) antilicensed or forbidden by negation and licensed in a non-monotonic (NM) environment. BPIs share the features of negative polarity items (NPIs) as well as positive polarity items (PPIs). The Du...

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Main Author: Nishiguchi Sumiyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra 2016-12-01
Series:Topics in Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/topling-2016-0009