Aspects of negation in English (thesis)

Kahrel.

Table of contents :
Preface……Page 7
Abbreviations and conventions……Page 11
Tables, figures and maps……Page 13
1 Introduction……Page 15
1.1 The traditional approach……Page 17
1.2 Typological adequacy……Page 20
1.3 A note on terminology……Page 23
2.1 The structure of Functional Grammar……Page 27
2.1.1 Clause Structure……Page 28
2.1.2 Terms……Page 30
2.2 Negation in FG……Page 31
2.2.1 Predicate negation……Page 32
2.2.3 Illocutionary negation……Page 36
2.3 Term negation……Page 38
2.3.1 Term quantification……Page 39
2.3.2 Term negation as zero quantification……Page 42
3 A typology of term negation……Page 49
3.1 Outline of the typology……Page 50
3.1.1 Type 1: neg plus indefinite……Page 53
3.1.2 Type 2: neg plus special indefinite……Page 57
3.1.3 Type 3: zero-quantification……Page 60
3.1.4 Type 4: neg plus zero-quantification……Page 61
3.1.5 Type 5: Existential construction……Page 66
3.2 Multiple types……Page 69
3.3 Indefiniteness……Page 76
4 The negative element……Page 83
4.1 The categorial status of NEG……Page 84
4.2 Multiple particle negatives……Page 90
4.2.1 Quechua……Page 93
4.2.2 Mangarayi……Page 95
4.2.3 Babungo……Page 97
4.2.4 Arabic……Page 99
4.2.5 Navaho……Page 100
4.2.6 Dutch and Basque……Page 101
4.2.7 Negation and Focus……Page 103
4.2.8 Conclusion……Page 104
5.1.1 Classification of the languages……Page 109
5.1.2 Sample design……Page 114
5.1.3 Potential sources of bias……Page 117
5.2 Areal and genetic distribution……Page 120
5.3 Correlations with other aspects of the grammar……Page 133
6 Conclusion……Page 139
Appendix……Page 143
References……Page 146
Subject index……Page 154
Language index……Page 156
Name index……Page 158