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| Title: | Negative concord in classical Greek case study : Xenophon |
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| Source document: | Graeco-Latina Brunensia. 2019, vol. 24, iss. 2, pp. 163-176 |
| Extent: | 163-176 |
| ISSN: | 1803-7402 (print); 2336-4424 (online) |
| DOI: | 10.5817/GLB2019-2-11 |
| Type: | Article (English) |
| Stable URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/141760 |
| License: | CC BY-SA 4.0 International |
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Abstract(s):
Ancient Greek has at its disposal a complex system of negatives (n-words and negators) that can combine in different ways. Drawing on Xenophon's works, I will show various patterns reflecting the combinations of negatives (negator and n-words) in Ancient Greek sentences; due to its relatively free word order, the place of negative elements may vary considerably. I pay special attention to n-words and negative spread, which is markedly developed in Ancient Greek, and examine the differences between non-strict negative concord languages (like Italian and Spanish) and specific non-strict negative concord languages (like Ancient Greek), arguing for scalar properties of negation.
Keywords:
negative concord; Xenophon; Ancient Greek; specific non-strict negative concord language; negative spread; combinations of negatives; negative polarity items
Note:
This study was supported by the Charles University project Progres Q10, Language in the shiftings of time, space, and culture.
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