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===Term properties=== | ===Term properties=== | ||
Relational adjective: ''negative'' | Relational adjective: ''negative'' | ||
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| + | ===Subtypes=== | ||
| + | *[[double negation]] | ||
| + | *[[sentential negation]] | ||
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| + | ===See also=== | ||
| + | *negative transportation | ||
| + | *[[prohibitive]] | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
Revision as of 07:21, 30 August 2007
Negation refers to the situation in which something is said not to be the case.
Term properties
Relational adjective: negative
Subtypes
See also
- negative transportation
- prohibitive
References
- Givón, Talmy. 1978. Negation in language: Pragmatics, function, ontology. In: Peter Cole (ed.) Syntax and Semantics, Volume 9 (Pragmatics). New York: Academic Press, 69-112.
- Horn, Lawrence R. 1989. A natural history of negation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
