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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity - Comparative Syntax of Arabic (Hardcover)
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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity - Comparative Syntax of Arabic (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
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Polarity sensitivity is a ubiquitous phenomenon involving
expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and
their counterparts in other languages. These expressions belong to
different classes such as negative and positive polarity, negative
concord, and negative indefinites. In this book, Ahmad Alqassas
proposes a unified approach to the study of this phenomenon that
relies on examining the interaction between the various types of
polarity sensitivity, with a particular focus on Arabic. Alqassas
shows that treating this interaction is fundamental for
scrutinizing their licensing conditions. Alqassas draws on data
from Standard Arabic and the major regional dialects represented by
Jordanian, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Qatari. Through the
(micro)comparative approach, Alqassas explains the distributional
contrasts with a minimal set of universal syntactic operations such
as Merge, Move, and Agree. He also considers a fine-grained
inventory of negative formal features for polarity items and their
licensors. These simple features paint a complex landscape of
polarity and lead to important conclusions about syntactic
computation. By engaging with the rich but under-studied landscape
of Arabic polarity sensitivity, this book provides a new
perspective on the syntax-semantic interface and develops a unified
syntactic analysis for polarity sensitivity. These contributions
have important implications for the study of Arabic and for
syntactic theory more generally.
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