Description |
1 online resource (vii, 350 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today,
0166-0829 ; v. 118
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Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 118.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
History of German Negation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE NEGATION PARTICLE; 3. INDEFINITES IN THE SCOPE OF NEGATION AND NEGATIVE CONCORD; 4. CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Primary sources; Secondary references; INDEX; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today. |
Summary |
This book represents the first comprehensive overview over the history of negation in German. It addresses both the development of the negation particles as well as the diachrony of indefinites in the scope of negation and the phenomenon of Negative Concord. Being based on a corpus study of several Old and Middle High German texts, it comprises a wealth of historical examples with additional comparison to Modern Standard German and dialects, as well as crosslinguistic data from a variety of languages. The findings are placed in the context of typological research and are analysed in terms of c. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
German language -- Negatives.
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German language -- Negatives. |
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German language. |
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German language -- Syntax -- History.
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German language -- Syntax. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Jäger, Agnes. History of German negation. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 2008 (DLC) 2007038187 |
ISBN |
9789027291554 (electronic book) |
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9027291551 (electronic book) |
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9027255016 (cloth) |
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9789027255013 (cloth) |
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9789027255013 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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