Syntax-directed Interpretation of Negation in ASL: is "Never" an adverb of Negative Modal?
Location
Grissom Hall, Room 118
Start Date
5-3-2016 9:30 AM
End Date
5-3-2016 10:00 AM
Description
Signed language literature on negation in ASL primarily focuses on the syntactic position of NegP, with some work on sentence-level ordering (Pfau 2016, Neidle et al. 2000, Wood 1999, Zeshan 2006). We examine how syntax drives interpretation of NEVER in preverbal and sentence-final positions, providing a deeper understanding of parametrical differences in NegP.
Syntax-directed Interpretation of Negation in ASL: is "Never" an adverb of Negative Modal?
Grissom Hall, Room 118
Signed language literature on negation in ASL primarily focuses on the syntactic position of NegP, with some work on sentence-level ordering (Pfau 2016, Neidle et al. 2000, Wood 1999, Zeshan 2006). We examine how syntax drives interpretation of NEVER in preverbal and sentence-final positions, providing a deeper understanding of parametrical differences in NegP.