Principals of Formation of Negation and its Differences in Contemporary Romanic (French, Spanish, Italian) Languages Cover Image

Neiginio formavimosi principai ir jo skirtumai šiuolaikinėse romanų (prancūzų, ispanų, italų) kalbose
Principals of Formation of Negation and its Differences in Contemporary Romanic (French, Spanish, Italian) Languages

Author(s): Arūnas Stuogys
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: affirmation; negation; lexicalnuance; manifestations of lexics and grammar; zero category; affirmative and negative morphemes; verbal and nominal negation; framal construction; double negation.

Summary/Abstract: In the article it is discussed the evolution of negation in romanic languages. Compound verbal negation is a peculiarity of the French language and the norm of literary language. Verbal negation differs greatly in French, Spanish and Italian languages. In French language it makes up a framal construction ne…pas, where as in Spanish and Italian languages it is typical for the negation to be simple.

  • Issue Year: 15/2007
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 61-67
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian