Any and its ‘free choice’

Since Ladusaw (1979) the term ‘free choice indefinite’ is the generally accepted term for the meaning of any in primarily modal and generic sentences, such as Any owl hunts mice, but not for what is generally called the ‘polarity-sensitive’ or ‘negative polarity’ meaning, as in Did you take any? At...

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Main Author: Johan van der Auwera
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University 2024-10-01
Series:Kalbotyra
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/kalbotyra/article/view/35878
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