On the category of negation in medieval English literature
On the category of negation in medieval English literature
Author(s): Nataliia Pasichnyk, Nataliia Hotsa, Anna KosenkoSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Syntax, Semantics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: negation; Medieval English; part of speech;
Summary/Abstract: The article “On the category of negation in Medieval English literature” deals with the main aspects of expressing the category of negation in Medieval English literature, based the example of the “Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. Among the most productive ways we mention negative affixes, negative pronouns, negative adverbs, mononegation and polynegation at the syntactic level.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova. Seria Ştiinţe Filologice. Lingvistică
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 209-219
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
