Comparative Concept: negation construction (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
negation construction (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | negation construction • negation • negation (construction) |
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Definition
a construction that expresses negative polarity. Negation constructions include declarative negation, existential negation, and the prohibitive. (Sections 12.2, 12.4.1)