摘要：This paper studies the distributional restrictions that the approximative adverb casi (‘almost’) displays. From a descriptive point of view, it is shown that casi is incompatible with negation when this adverb modifies a numeral word and that it requires the presence of negation if it precedes countable nouns in plural or uncountable nouns. From a theoretical point of view, this paper offers an explanation of these restrictions based on the semantic properties of cassi and the environments with which this item is incompatible.
