This paper conducts a comparative analysis of negative polarity item“renhe”in Chinese and“koī”in Hindi.In the aspect of licensing conditions,it is found that both“renhe”and“koī”can be licensed by negative se...This paper conducts a comparative analysis of negative polarity item“renhe”in Chinese and“koī”in Hindi.In the aspect of licensing conditions,it is found that both“renhe”and“koī”can be licensed by negative sentences,yes-no interrogative sentences,A-not-A interrogative sentences,and the antecedent clause of a conditional.Both“renhe”in Chinese and“koī”in Hindi are strong negative polarity items(NPIs).NPI“renhe”can be focalized by adding“ye”or“dou”;in this case,the modified noun phrase is moved from the right to the left of the negative marker,reinforcing negative effect.NPI“koī”can also be focalized by adding a modal particle“hī”,but the modified noun phrase is not moved,with“koī(-bhī)…hī”collocation reinforcing negative effect.展开更多
文摘This paper conducts a comparative analysis of negative polarity item“renhe”in Chinese and“koī”in Hindi.In the aspect of licensing conditions,it is found that both“renhe”and“koī”can be licensed by negative sentences,yes-no interrogative sentences,A-not-A interrogative sentences,and the antecedent clause of a conditional.Both“renhe”in Chinese and“koī”in Hindi are strong negative polarity items(NPIs).NPI“renhe”can be focalized by adding“ye”or“dou”;in this case,the modified noun phrase is moved from the right to the left of the negative marker,reinforcing negative effect.NPI“koī”can also be focalized by adding a modal particle“hī”,but the modified noun phrase is not moved,with“koī(-bhī)…hī”collocation reinforcing negative effect.
