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Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard Negation
Language:
Lezgian
Feature:
Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard Negation
by
Matti Miestamo
Value:
Both
Examples
Sentence igt-2761:
xürünwi-jr-i ada-waj meslät-ar aču-zwa
xürünwi-jr-i
villager-
pl
-
erg
ada-waj
he-
adel
meslät-ar
advice-
pl
aču-zwa
take- IMPF
The villagers take advice from him.
Sentence igt-2762:
xürünwi-jr-i ada-waj meslät-ar aču-zwa-č
xürünwi-jr-i
villager-
pl
-
erg
ada-waj
he-
adel
meslät-ar
advice-
pl
aču-zwa-č
take- IMPF-
neg
The villagers do not take advice from him.
Sentence igt-2763:
fi-zwa-j d. fi-zwa-č-ir
fi-zwa-j
go- IMPF -
pst
d.
fi-zwa-č-ir
go- IMPF -
neg
-
pst
‘was going’ ‘was not going’
References
Haspelmath 1993
cite
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