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What is Negation in English and other languages about?
Otto Jespersen's landmark study of negation provides a wide-ranging analysis of how languages express negative meaning. Drawing on an impressive array of historical texts and comparative examples, primarily from Germanic and Romance languages, Jespersen examines the forms, functions, and historical development of negative expressions. The work traces the evolution of negative markers, analyzes how negative prefixes modify word meanings, and reveals coherent patterns in how languages structure ne
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Otto Jespersen, Brett Reynolds, Peter Evans, Olli O. Silvennoinen
- Publisher
- Language Science Press
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783961105007
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Linguistics, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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