Asymmetries in negation in the Atlantic languages: a preliminary comparison
Asymmetries in negation in the Atlantic languages: a preliminary comparison

Author(s): Aurore Montébran
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Atlantic languages; negation; typology; TAM system
Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with negation in the Atlantic languages (Niger-Congo phylum), focusing on asymmetric negation that takes place when the differences between the negative and positive sentence go beyond the addition of the negative marker. The structural differences between positive and negative clauses show that negation cannot be analysed separately from the TAM system. Some observations on diachronic evolutions concerning TAM-negation interaction are also highlighted.

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