Sentential Negation in French [Paperback]

This is the first full-length study of sentential negation phenomena in French. Paul Rowlett assesses, from a generative perspective, the respective contribution made to the expression of clausal polarity byne,pas, and elements such asjamaisandpersonne. His conclusions have far-reaching implications, leading to the controversial hypothesis that, despite widespread belief, French is not a negative concord language.

1. Foundations
2. The Negative Marker
3. Jespersen's Generalization
4. Other Negative Adverbs
5. Negative Arguments
References, Index