Open AccessComplex NPI systems: Hittite data
Author(s) -
Andrei V. Sideltsev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oslo studies in language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1890-9639
DOI - 10.5617/osla.3609
Subject(s) - hittite language , negation , syntax , linguistics , computer science , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , mathematics , philosophy
The paper explores the syntax of Hittite indefinite pronouns. It argues that two types of NPIs, i.e. indefinite pronouns licenced by different licensors (negation markers and conditionals) form two distinct classes in morphosyntactic terms.