Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Διεπαφές Γλωσσολογίας και ΔιδακτικήςLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Polychronopoulou Christina
Supervisors info:
1. Winfried Lechner Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ Φιλοσοφική σχολή Τμήμα Γερμανικής Φιλολογίας
2. Ευδοκία Μπαλάση Καθηγήτρια ΕΚΠΑ Φιλοσοφική σχολή Τμήμα Γερμανικής Φιλολογίας
3. Joachim Theisen Αναπλ. Καθηγητής Φιλοσοφική αχολή Τμήμα Γερμανικής Φιλολογίας
Original Title:
Aspekte der Semantik der Negation im Deutschen
Languages:
Deutsche
English
Greek
Translated title:
Aspects of the Semantics of Negation in German
Summary:
This study presents aspects of the semantics of negation, focusing on negative nominal expressions in the German language. The theoretical starting point of this thesis is the phenomena of "Double Negation" and "Negative Concord." The central question of the thesis is whether n-words should be treated as negative quantifiers or as negative polarity items (NPIs). Throughout the discussion, different interpretations of sentences are examined, as they are semantically influenced by the terms contained within the sentence and their interactions. In this context, phenomena such as negative and positive polarity items (NPIs, PPIs), lexical decomposition, and coherent and incoherent constructions in negation are examined.
Main subject category:
Language – Literature
Keywords:
Doppelte Negation, Negative Concord, NPI, n-Wörter, n-words
