def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.any : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"any" - the prototypical NPI/FCI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.ever : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"ever" - temporal NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.yet : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"yet" - temporal NPI (different from "ever")

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.anymore : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"anymore" - temporal NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.atAll : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"at all" - degree NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.inTheLeast : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"in the least" - degree NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.aSingle : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"a single" - emphatic existential NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.whatsoever : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"whatsoever" - emphatic NPI (post-nominal)

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.liftAFinger : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"lift a finger" - idiomatic strong NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.budgeAnInch : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"budge an inch" - idiomatic strong NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.inYears : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"in years" - temporal strong NPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.until_ : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"until" - temporal strong NPI (in some analyses)

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.whatever : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"whatever" - free relative FCI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.whoever : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"whoever" - free relative FCI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.whichever : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"whichever" - free relative FCI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.some_ppi : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"some" (stressed) - PPI reading

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.already : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"already" - temporal PPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.somewhat : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"somewhat" - degree PPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.rather : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"rather" - degree PPI

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.tonsOf : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"tons of" - canonical emphatic PPI (high value) "She has tons of friends."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.utterly : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"utterly" - canonical emphatic PPI (high degree) "I was utterly depressed."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.wildHorses : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"wild horses" - inverted emphatic NPI (high scalar value, stimulus role) "Wild horses couldn't keep me away."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allTheTeaInChina : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"all the tea in China" - inverted emphatic NPI (high value, reward role) "I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.aTenFootPole : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"a ten-foot pole" - inverted emphatic NPI (high value, instrument role) "I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.inAMillionYears : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"in a million years" - inverted emphatic NPI (high temporal value) "I wouldn't marry that woman in a million years."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.atTheDropOfAHat : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"at the drop of a hat" - inverted emphatic PPI (low value, stimulus role) "He's scared of his own shadow / at the drop of a hat."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.inAJiffy : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"in a jiffy" - inverted emphatic PPI (low temporal value) "We'll be back in a jiffy."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.forAPittance : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"for a pittance" - inverted emphatic PPI (low monetary value, reward role) "He got Madonna to play for peanuts."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.forASong : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

"for a song" - inverted emphatic PPI (low monetary value, reward role) "He bought that painting for a song."

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.weakNPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All weak NPIs

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.strongNPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All strong NPIs

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.invertedNPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

Inverted (maximizer) NPIs (§3)

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allNPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All NPIs (weak + strong + inverted)

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• Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allNPIs = Fragments.English.PolarityItems.weakNPIs ++ Fragments.English.PolarityItems.strongNPIs ++ Fragments.English.PolarityItems.invertedNPIs

def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allFCIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All FCIs

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.canonicalPPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

Canonical PPIs

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.invertedPPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

Inverted (minimizer) PPIs (§3)

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allPPIs : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All PPIs

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.allPolarityItems : List Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

All polarity items

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def Fragments.English.PolarityItems.lookup (form : String) : Option Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

Lookup by form

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