Connective negation and negative concord in Balto-Slavic

With negative indefinite pronouns the Balto-Slavic languages all exhibit strict negative concord. In this study we investigate how negative concord functions in a context in which a connective negator (‘neither ... nor’) combines either phrases or clauses. We show that there are various types of no...

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Main Authors: Johan van der Auwera, Motoki Nomachi, Olga Krasnoukhova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-07-01
Series:Vilnius University Open Series
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/open-series/article/view/24483