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(linguistics) A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

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positive polarity item

Source Word

positive polarity item

(linguistics) A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

Japanese Meaning

（言語学）肯定的な文脈、すなわち肯定的ライセンスの下でのみ出現する極性項目

In her lecture, the professor argued that 'somewhat' is a positive polarity item that only appears in affirmative contexts.

講義で教授は、「somewhat」が肯定的な文脈でのみ出現する極性項目であると主張した。

Sense（1）

(linguistics) A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

positive polarity items

（ plural ）