Tagalog Polarity-Sensitive Items

@cite{haspelmath-1997}

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

• sinuman: Weak NPI (wh-based, questions/conditionals/indirect neg)
• walang (tao): Negative existential (direct negation)
• kahit sino: FCI (concessive + wh: anyone at all)

def Fragments.Tagalog.PolarityItems.sinuman : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

sinuman — Weak NPI. Wh-based polarity-sensitive indefinite.

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def Fragments.Tagalog.PolarityItems.walang : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

walang (tao) — Negative existential. 'walang dumating' (nobody came).

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def Fragments.Tagalog.PolarityItems.kahitSino : Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

kahit sino — Free choice item. Concessive + wh: 'kahit sino ay pwedeng gawin ito' (anyone can do this).

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theorem Fragments.Tagalog.PolarityItems.sinuman_walang_distinct : sinuman.form ≠ walang.form