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Linglib.Fragments.Yoruba.PolarityItems

Yoruba Polarity-Sensitive Items #

@cite{haspelmath-1997}

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

Yoruba has a minimally differentiated system with a single polarity-sensitive form covering both NPI and FCI functions:

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def Fragments.Yoruba.PolarityItems.enikeni :
Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityItemEntry

ẹ̀nìkẹ́ni — NPI/FCI. Covers both negation and free choice functions on Haspelmath's map (indirect neg, direct neg, comparative, free choice).

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    theorem Fragments.Yoruba.PolarityItems.enikeni_is_npi_fci :
    enikeni.polarityType = Core.Lexical.PolarityItem.PolarityType.npi_fci