A “negative dependency” is a relation that characterizes a linguistic expression α–the
negative “dependent”–such that, in order for α to be “licensed,” the presence of negation is …

This book presents a novel overarching account of negation and negative dependencies,
based on novel data from language variation, language acquisition, and language change …

This study examines the extent to which extra-linguistic factors such as language
dominance, order of acquisition and language of instruction are deterministic for multilingual …

This study examines the role of language dominance (LD) on linguistic competence
outcomes in two types of early bilinguals:(i) child L2 learners of Catalan (L1 Spanish-L2 …

Standard English is typically described as a double negation language. In double negation
languages, each negative marker contributes independent semantic force. Two negations in …

This paper identifies the set of properties that polarity items (PI), negative polarity items (NPI)
and negative concord items (NCI) satisfy in Catalan, Aragonese, Benasquese and Occitan. It …

Languages vary with respect to whether sentences with two negative elements give rise to
double negation or negative concord meanings. We explore an influential hypothesis about …

Children acquiring a non-negative concord language like English or German have been
found to consistently interpret sentences with two negative elements in a negative concord …

In this paper, we revisit the phenomenon of Negative Concord focusing on the Strict vs. Non-
Strict divide. With Catalan as a case in point, we show that Negative Concord Items (NCIs) …

This paper aims to provide an explanation of the lexical characterisation and final semantic
interpretation associated with isolated argumental n-words in Question-Answer pairs in …