{"product_id":"polarity-sensitive-expressions-comparisons-between-japanese-and-other-languages-9783110754995","title":"Polarity-Sensitive Expressions: Comparisons Between Japanese and Other Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hideki Kishimoto | Osamu Sawada | Ikumi Imani\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter Mouton\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical \u0026amp; Comparative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolarity (positive, negative) is one of the most fundamental concepts in the system of language and there are many expressions that are sensitive to polarity. For example, \u003cem\u003eany \u003c\/em\u003ein English and \u003cem\u003ewh-mo \u003c\/em\u003ein Japanese appear in negative contexts, but not in positive contexts. While previous studies have shown that polarity-sensitive expressions are a general phenomenon in languages, it has also become clear that there are variations in polarity-sensitive expressions. This volume explores the variations in polarity-sensitive expressions through comparisons between Japanese and other languages, such as English, German, Spanish, and Old Japanese, and examines the environments and contexts in which polarity-sensitive expressions occur, as well as the types of (cross-linguistic) variation allowed. The value of the present volume lies in its inclusion of research papers inquiring into various types of polarity-sensitive expressions, such as negative-, positive-, and discourse-sensitive polarity items as well as their variations. The research indicates new directions for the study of polarity-sensitive expressions in the fields of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics and psycholinguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46444688670871,"sku":"9783110754995","price":13202.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783110754995.webp?v=1769131432","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/polarity-sensitive-expressions-comparisons-between-japanese-and-other-languages-9783110754995","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}