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on Tuesday 11 March 2025, 4:45pm-5:50pm (we will finish in time for the Wienergesellschaft lecture)</p>
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Ann-Marie Moser, University of Zurich & Zurich Center for Linguistics </p>
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<b>On negative concord in German dialects</b></p>
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In German dialects two different types of negative concord are possible: negative doubling and negative spread. In negative doubling, a negative indefinite occurs together with the negation particle (= sentential negation marker), usually in the form of <i>no
NP not</i> (e.g. in Bavarian <i>koa Mensch ned)</i>. In negative spread, two or more negative indefinites occur in one sentence – without any (overt) sentential negation marker. Negative spread (e.g. in the form of <i>nie nichts</i> ‘never nothing’) is preferred
by Alemannic speakers while negative doubling represents the preferred type of all other speakers (e.g. Bavarian speakers).</p>
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In my talk I will present the most important results of Moser (2021): I will first look at the areal distribution and frequency of negative concord in German dialects. Based on my data, I will then argue that negative doubling and negative spread represent
two different types of negation, i.e., there is no correlation between them. After that, I will discuss possible functions of negative concord in German dialects. Finally, I will address the question of why we do not find negative concord in the German standard
variety.</p>
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<span lang="DE">References:</span></p>
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<span lang="DE">Moser, Ann-Marie (2021): Negationskongruenz in den deutschen Dialekten. Stuttgart: Steiner.</span></p>
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