The syntax of negative adverbial modifiers, abstract adverbial negation and the J-Set

Authors

  • Philip Pellino Buhtsu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v11i1.6142

Keywords:

Negation Syntax, Modification, Coordination, J-Theory, Negative Adverbials, Approximatives

Abstract

This article demonstrates how the Functional element J-unct that is introduced in Zhang (2023, 2024a,b) can be used to build negative approximative adverbials, appropriately capture their semantics, and account for the two unique interpretations of hardly. It posits that rather than a NegP, the syntax contains an abstract negative adverbial operator ¬op. It is therefore an extension of the research on negation syntax in Newmeyer (2006), Murakami (2007), and Bruening (2025). 

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2026-06-19

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America

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How to Cite

Pellino, Philip. 2026. “The Syntax of Negative Adverbial Modifiers, Abstract Adverbial Negation and the J-Set”. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 11 (1): 6142. https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v11i1.6142.