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The paper deals with the verb embracing double negation found in both Chamic and Bahnaric languages and with the question how it developed. We propose both an internal and external explanation. The former relates to what is called a ‘Jespersen Cycle’, a hypothesis about the renewal of single negation out of double negation, itself developing out of another single negation. The latter is languag...

Neg-Raising and Polarity

The representation of Neg-Raising in the grammar is a matter of controversy. I provide evidence for representing Neg-Raising as a kind of presupposition associated with certain predicates by providing a detailed analysis of NPI-licensing in Neg-Raising contexts. Specific features of presupposition projection are used to explain the licensing of strict NPIs under Neg-Raising predicates. Discussi...

Neg{raising: Negation as Failure?

IEEE LOGO FINAL [neg] 9/26

Information Theory is one of those rare scientific fields to which one can assign a definite beginning. The publication in 1948 of Claude E. Shannon’s celebrated paper, “A Mathematical theory of Communication”, marks the birth of Information Theory as clearly as the Declaration of Independence in 1776 marked the birth of a country. This special issue of the Newsletter is part of the IEEE Inform...

Neg-raising and Aspect: Evidence from Mandarin

Two canonical negatives in Mandarin, mei and bu, display an asymmetry with respect to the presence of negraising inferences. In particular, mei prefers non-neg-raising readings, while bu, unless attaching to a functional category, is forced to be interpreted as neg-raising. This paper aims to explore an approach to address this asymmetry based on interactions between negation and aspect in both...