{"product_id":"polarity-sensitive-expressions-9783110754995","title":"Polarity-Sensitive Expressions","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolarity (positive, negative) is one of the most fundamental concepts in the system of language and there are many expressions that are sensitive to polarity. For example, \u003cem\u003eany \u003c\/em\u003ein English and \u003cem\u003ewh-mo \u003c\/em\u003ein Japanese appear in negative contexts, but not in positive contexts. While previous studies have shown that polarity-sensitive expressions are a general phenomenon in languages, it has also become clear that there are variations in polarity-sensitive expressions. This volume explores the variations in polarity-sensitive expressions through comparisons between Japanese and other languages, such as English, German, Spanish, and Old Japanese, and examines the environments and contexts in which polarity-sensitive expressions occur, as well as the types of (cross-linguistic) variation allowed. The value of the present volume lies in its inclusion of research papers inquiring into various types of polarity-sensitive expressions, such as negative-, positive-, and discourse-sensitive polarity items as well as their variations. The research indicates new directions for the study of polarity-sensitive expressions in the fields of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics and psycholinguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hideki Kishimoto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48262747881723,"sku":"9783110754995","price":144.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_2c8f894f-9438-4160-9a79-dc6119c991a2.jpg?v=1778448990","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/polarity-sensitive-expressions-9783110754995","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}