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Linglib.Fragments.Korean.PolarityItems

Korean Polarity-Sensitive Items #

@cite{haspelmath-1997}

Korean indefinite pronoun polarity items, typed by the categories from Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.

Korean, like Japanese, builds polarity items from wh-words + particles:

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def Fragments.Korean.PolarityItems.nwukwu :
Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

nwukwu (누구, bare) — Weak NPI. Bare wh-word as indefinite in non-interrogative non-specific contexts (conditionals, irrealis).

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    def Fragments.Korean.PolarityItems.nwukwuTo :
    Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

    nwukwu-to (누구도, under negation) — N-word. wh + to under negation: 'nwukwu-to an wass-ta' (nobody came).

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      def Fragments.Korean.PolarityItems.nwukwuNa :
      Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

      nwukwu-na (누구나) — Free choice item. wh + na: 'nwukwu-na hal su issda' (anyone can do it).

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        theorem Fragments.Korean.PolarityItems.korean_npis_strengthening :
        ([nwukwu, nwukwuTo].all fun (e : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry) => e.scalarDirection == Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.ScalarDirection.strengthening) = true