文档介绍：Aspects of Negation
Aspects of Negation
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus
Prof. Dr. . de Meijer
ten overstaan van een door het college van dekanen
missie
in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Aula der Universiteit
op mei te . uur
door Pieter Johannus Kahrel
geboren te Amsterdam
Promotores: Prof. Dr. H. Pinkster
Prof. Dr. . Dik†
Typeset in Bembo / by the author
Printed by Krips Repro, Meppel, herlands
This research was supported by the Foundation for Linguistic Research,
which was funded by anization for Scientific
Research ().
‘I see nobody on the road,’ said Alice.
‘I only wish I had such eyes,’ the King remarked in a fretful tone.
‘To be able to see Nobody!’
[…]
‘Who did you pass on the road?’ the King went on, holding out his
hand to the Messenger for some more hay.
‘Nobody,’ said the Messenger.
‘Quite right,’ said the King: ‘this young lady saw him too. So of
course Nobody walks slower than you.’
‘I do my best,’ the Messenger said in a sulky tone. ‘I’m sure
nobody walks much faster than I do!’
‘He can’t do that,’ said the King, ‘or else he’d have been here first.’
Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland
To Simon Dik
Preface
Simon Dik was the best teacher one could wish for. I am extremely
grateful to him for teaching me various aspects of linguistics: not only
the craft itself, such as theoretical linguistics and typology, but also a
general attitude towards and appreciation of language and languages.
And his students are not only taught linguistics; they get an excellent
teacher’s training course in the process. I am also grateful to him for
supervising the research project that led to this book. He has been a
constant source of inspiration and encouragement. I am only too sorry
that he did not live to see this book finished.
While I pleting this thesis, Simon Dik fell seriously ill and