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Volume 35, Issue 2
  • ISSN 0378-4177
  • E-ISSN: 1569-9978
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Abstract

In a substantial number of languages negation of non-verbal predicates diverges from standard negation. In this paper I approach this phenomenon from a typological perspective, and claim that non-standard negation of non-verbal predicates can be described through a generalization I refer to as DNA (Direct Negation Avoidance), which means that the non-verbal predicates avoid being in the direct scope of negation. DNA can be subcategorized into various DNA strategies, and in the first half of the paper I list and describe these strategies. In the second half I argue how the DNA generalization may be extended to also include languages with standard negation of their non-verbal predicates, and that further research might reveal DNA to be a language universal.

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2011-01-01
2025-04-18
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): negation; non-verbal predication; typology
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