In the topsy-turvy world of linguistics, sometimes a negative can be surprisingly positive. From polite offers to emphatic exclamations, English speakers have cleverly twisted negative expressions to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The preverbal double negation construction (i.e., yo tampoco no voy a la fiesta hoy) is often cited as a characteristic of Basque Spanish, ...

When we're told 'This coffee is hot' upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe, the message is clear. But what about when we're told 'This coffee is not hot'? Does ...

Negation of simple clauses is formed with the negative particle not. There are two kinds of negation: simple sentence negation and contrastive negation. Let us start with sentence negation. At ...

Imagine a radiologist examining a chest X-ray from a new patient. She notices the patient has swelling in the tissue but does not have an enlarged heart. Looking to speed up diagnosis, she might use a ...

Negation of simple clauses is formed with the negative particle not. There are two kinds of negation: simple sentence negation and contrastive negation. Let us start with sentence negation. At ...