Subject: new and recent titles in syntax & morphology

sentential negation in french paul rowlett , university of salford 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 by ne , pas , and elements such as jamais and personne . his conclusions have far-reaching implications , leading to the controversial hypothesis that , despite widespread belief , french is not a negative concord language . september 1998 256 pp . 0-19 - 512591 - 6 paper $ 29 . 95 0-19 - 511924 - x cloth $ 75 . 00 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for more information about linguistics titles from oxford : visit the oxford university press usa web site at http : / / www . oup-usa . org or e-mail : linguistics @ oup-usa . org
