Phillip W Wallage
Biographic Data
| ID | 5098097 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Phillip W Wallage |
| GIVEN NAMES | Phillip W |
| FAMILY NAME | Wallage |
| SIGNATURE | WALLAGE P W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On analysing fragments: The case of No
This paper addresses the analysis of sentence fragments, specifically the English negative polar response item no . Two main types of synchronic analysis have been proposed for present-day English – one in which yes and no are syntactically inert particles which substitute for a clause, the other in which they are the initial element of an elided clause. Using diachronic data from 15th- to 17th-century English, we argue that the emergence of a no…
Quantitative Studies of the Use of Negative (Dependent) Expressions
Many recent quantitative studies examine the use of English negative-dependent expressions, focusing on variation between no-negation and not-negation. Tottie, Varela-Perez, Wallage, Childs, Burnett et al. identify several constraints on this variation–notably verb-type and discourse-function—which, in turn, inform the structural analysis of Present-day English negative words and negative clauses. Explaining its origins, Tottie hypothesizes that …
On saying ‘yes’ in early Anglo-Saxon England
In this paper, we aim to reconstruct the form of affirmative replies in the English spoken in England in the period 500–800. Examination of the extant texts shows that the two forms of the Old English word for ‘yes’, i.e. gea and gyse , are distinguished functionally, in that the former is used to reply to positive utterances and the latter to negative utterances. It is not clear, however, where the word gyse comes from. It has no cognates in oth…
Jespersen’s Cycle in Middle English: Parametric variation and grammatical competition
Jespersen’s Cycle in Middle English: Parametric variation and grammatical competition
On saying ‘yes’ in early Anglo-Saxon England
In this paper, we aim to reconstruct the form of affirmative replies in the English spoken in England in the period 500–800. Examination of the extant texts shows that the two forms of the Old English word for ‘yes’, i.e. gea and gyse , are distinguished functionally, in that the former is used to reply to positive utterances and the latter to negative utterances. It is not clear, however, where the word gyse comes from. It has no cognates in oth…
Jespersen’s Cycle in Middle English: Parametric variation and grammatical competition
On saying ‘yes’ in early Anglo-Saxon England
In this paper, we aim to reconstruct the form of affirmative replies in the English spoken in England in the period 500–800. Examination of the extant texts shows that the two forms of the Old English word for ‘yes’, i.e. gea and gyse , are distinguished functionally, in that the former is used to reply to positive utterances and the latter to negative utterances. It is not clear, however, where the word gyse comes from. It has no cognates in oth…
Quantitative Studies of the Use of Negative (Dependent) Expressions
Many recent quantitative studies examine the use of English negative-dependent expressions, focusing on variation between no-negation and not-negation. Tottie, Varela-Perez, Wallage, Childs, Burnett et al. identify several constraints on this variation–notably verb-type and discourse-function—which, in turn, inform the structural analysis of Present-day English negative words and negative clauses. Explaining its origins, Tottie hypothesizes that …
On analysing fragments: The case of No
This paper addresses the analysis of sentence fragments, specifically the English negative polar response item no . Two main types of synchronic analysis have been proposed for present-day English – one in which yes and no are syntactically inert particles which substitute for a clause, the other in which they are the initial element of an elided clause. Using diachronic data from 15th- to 17th-century English, we argue that the emergence of a no…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (4 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Middle English (2 works) · Negation (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)