Cognitive Aspects of Negation in The Tale of Melibee, The Parson's Tale, and A Treatise on the Astrolabe

Author / Editor
Iyeiri, Yoko.

Title
Cognitive Aspects of Negation in The Tale of Melibee, The Parson's Tale, and A Treatise on the Astrolabe

Published
Yoshiyuki Nakao and Yoko Iyeiri, eds. Chaucer's Language: Cognitive Perspectives (Suita: Osaka, 2013), pp. 5-25.

Description
Pointing out the coexistence of various forms of negation in the Middle English period, the author analyzes choices of negative forms in Mel, ParsT, and Astr from cognitive viewpoints. The analysis particularly focuses on elaboration of styles (in relation to use of multiple negation), the "weight of negation," and the subject of negative sentences as potentially relevant to the choice of negative forms.

Alternative Title
Chaucer's Language: Cognitive Perspectives.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies
Tale of Melibee
Parson and His Tale
Treatise on the Astrolabe