7.13: Negative polarity items
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(1) | a. | They did not pet anything yet. | |
b. | We did not like the candy at all. | ||
c. | She didn’t see ghosts anywhere. | ||
d. | Nobody ever dressed up as a dinosaur. | ||
e. | I doubt that you saw anyone. | ||
f. | If you bought any pumpkins, then put them on the counter. |
(2) | a. | I did not pet any cats. | |
b. | * | Any cats, I did not pet. |
(3) | a. | * | They petted anything yet. |
b. | * | We liked the candy at all. | |
c. | * | She saw ghosts anywhere. | |
d. | * | Somebody ever dressed up as a dinosaur. | |
e. | * | I know that you saw anyone. | |
(Intended interpretation: ‘I know that you saw someone’) | |||
f. | * | You bought any pumpkins. |
(4) | Context: They did not ____ | |||
a. | They did not pet cats. | (proper superset) | ||
b. | They did not pet Siberian Forest Cats. | (proper subset) |
(5) | Context: They ____ | |||
a. | They petted cats. | (proper superset) | ||
b. | They petted Siberian Forest Cats. | (proper subset) |
(6) | Context: If ____, then [declarative sentence]. | |||
a. | If you buy pumpkins, then you get free candy. | (proper superset) | ||
b. | If you buy orange pumpkins, then you get free candy. | (proper subset) |