Comparative Concept: rejecting (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
rejecting (inf)
| Typ | information packaging (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | rejecting |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | rejecting (inf) |
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Definition
a subtype of counterpresuppositional contrast in which the sentence simply rejects a component of a prior assertion without offering a replacement. Example: in the exchange John bought apples. No, he didn't buy APPLES, the speaker rejects the assertion of what John bought, but without asserting what John did buy. (Section 11.4.1)