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University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics
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Two canonical negatives in Mandarin, mei and bu, display an asymmetry with respect to the presence of neg-raising 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 syntax and semantics. I argue that the asymmetry between mei and bu is resulted from their syntactic positions relative to aspect, and their licensing conditions especially selections of event variable binders.
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Xiang, Yimei
(2013)
"Neg-raising and Aspect: Evidence from Mandarin,"
University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics: Vol. 19
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