Excerpt from Negation in English and Other Languages The history of negative expressions in various languages makes us witness the following curious fluctuatio
Negation is at the core of human language; without negation there can be no denial, contradiction, irony, or lies. This book examines the form and function of n
Negation is a sine qua non of every human language but is absent from otherwise complex systems of animal communication. In many ways, it is negation that makes
In this volume, international experts in negation provide a comprehensive overview of cross-linguistic and philosophical research in the field, as well as accou
