Some Aspects of Neg-Raising in English : Toward an Interpretive Principle

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• After critically examining some major arguments both for and against NR (cf. Sec. 1), we have attempted the characterization of the putatively NR-triggering modal verbs, which proved to be strongly correlated with mood or modality (Sec. 2.2). In so doing, Horn's mid-scalar hypothesis was shown to be basically useful in characterizing modal verbs sensitive to NR ; that is, verbs of the nonfactive class in the mid-scalar position (Sec. 2.1). Finally we have argued against NR as a transformational rule (Sec. 3). It turned out then that Negative Penetrability Principle, an interpretive principle in the sense of Jackendoff (1972), has greater descriptive adequacy in handling a wide range of the syntactic and semantic phenomena involving the varying degrees of negativity strength exhibited by various types of complement clauses.

• 1983-11-20

著者

• 大橋 秀夫

  中京大学教養部

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