Based on the 1995 conference "Negation: Syntax and Semantics", this volume reflects a range of perspectives on the syntax and semantics of negation and polarity. Topics covered include the syntax of sentential negation in French and English, and negation as a reflex of clause structure.

1. Foreword; 2. The Syntax of French Negative Adverbs (by Abeille, Anne); 3. The Syntax of Sentential Negation in French and English (by Bouchard, Denis); 4. A Non-Unified Analysis of Negative Concord (by Deprez, Viviane); 5. Non-Negative Negation and Wh-Exclamatives (by Espinal, M. Teresa); 6. Long-Distance Licensing of Negative Indefinites (by Giannakidou, Anastasia); 7. The Syntax of N-Words and the Neg Criterion (by Haegeman, Liliane); 8. Negation and Negative Concord in Middle Dutch (by Hoeksema, Jack); 9. Negative Polarity and the Dynamics of Vertical Inference (by Horn, Laurence R.); 10. Negation as a Reflex of Clause Structure (by Hulk, Aafke); 11. The Scalar Model of Polarity Sensitivity: the case of the aspectual operators (by Israel, Michael); 12. La negation comme expression procedurale (by Moeschler, Jacques); 13. De partitif et la negation (by Muller, Claude); 14. Negation and Indefinites in Maori (by Pearce, Elizabeth); 15. Extending the Notion of Negative Concord (by Peres, Joao); 16. The Role of Focus in the Licensing and Interpretation of Negative Polarity Items (by Rohrbaugh, Eugene); 17. Jespersen, Negative Concord and A'-Binding (by Rowlett, Paul); 18. Neg-Movement and Wh-Movement (by Valois, Daniel); 19. Index of Authors; 20. Index of Terms & Concepts; 21. Index of Languages & Language Families