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Abstract Li et al. (2018) claimed that a single negation (SN) interpretation is possible for double negation (DN) structures in Mandarin Chinese (MC) when a DN sentence has a combination… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Li et al. (2018) claimed that a single negation (SN) interpretation is possible for double negation (DN) structures in Mandarin Chinese (MC) when a DN sentence has a combination of the negation operators mei(yŏu)-mei(yŏu) (not-not), bu-mei(yŏu) (not-not), conglaimei/conglaibu-X (ever no-not), or mei(yŏu)-bu (not-not), and when there is stress on the second negation operator. This discussion questions the test materials and choice of participants, calling into doubt the findings of Li et al. (2018) .
Keywords:
mandarin chinese;
double negation;
negation;
structures yield;
single negation;
negation structures
Journal Title: Lingua
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Lingua
Year Published: 2018
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