@inbook{65befbdb3c204d6789a544e5189d7295,
title = "The Loss of Negative Concord with Negative PPs",
abstract = "Middle English loses the negative particle 'ne' in its function as a sentential negator as well as in negative concord structures. This paper measures 'ne'-drop in both contexts with quantitative data from three syntactically parsed Middle English corpora. Surprisingly, the results show that the rate of 'ne'-loss with negative prepositional phrases (PPs) seems to be significantly slower than elsewhere. Different explanations for this observation are explored.",
keywords = "Middle English negation, negative concord, Jespersen Cycle, negative PPs, parsed corpora, regression modelling",
author = "Richard Zimmermann",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "12",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783631862742",
series = "Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature",
publisher = "Peter Lang",
pages = "273--299",
editor = "Letizia Vezzosi",
booktitle = "Current Issues in Medieval England",
address = "Germany",
}