Comparative Concept: existential negation construction (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
existential negation construction (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | existential negation construction • existential negation |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | existential negation construction (cxn) |
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Definition
a construction that expresses negative polarity with respect to an existential situation type. Example: Malay tanana seraya 'There was no substitute' is an example of a negative existential construction using a special negative existential form tanana. (Section 12.2)