Negation in complement clauses of fear-verbs

IF 0.6 3区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Functions of Language Pub Date : 2020-06-30 DOI:10.1075/fol.18056.dob

N. Dobrushina

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Abstract Complement clauses of verbs of fear often contain expletive negation, which is negative marking without negative meaning. Expletive negation in fear-complements regularly co-occurs with non-indicative moods, such as subjunctive, conjunctive, or conditional. The aim of this paper is to provide a diachronic explanation for the phenomenon of expletive negation in complement clauses of fear-verbs. Based on data from various languages, I will show that cases of expletive negation after verbs of fear can be divided into several groups, each with a different origin. Fear complement clauses can derive from embedded polar questions, paratactic constructions expressing a wish, or from negative purpose clauses. Complement clauses with polar questions usually contain an indicative verb form, while clauses based on the expression of a wish often have non-indicative verb forms. The paper also discusses cases in which expletive negation is lost.

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恐惧动词补语从句中的否定

摘要恐惧动词的补语从句中经常含有咒骂否定，这是一种没有否定意义的否定标记。在恐惧补语中，咒骂否定通常与非指示性语气，如虚拟语气、连接语气或条件语气同时出现。本文的目的是对恐惧动词补语从句中的咒骂否定现象进行历时性的解释。根据来自不同语言的数据，我将展示，在恐惧动词之后的咒骂否定情况可以分为几组，每组都有不同的来源。恐惧补语从句可以来源于嵌入的极性问题、表达愿望的意合结构或否定目的从句。带极性疑问句的补语从句通常包含指示动词形式，而基于表达愿望的从句通常包含非指示动词形式。本文还讨论了咒骂否定丢失的情况。

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Functions of Language Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Functions of Language is an international journal of linguistics which explores the functionalist perspective on the organisation and use of natural language. It encourages the interplay of theory and description, and provides space for the detailed analysis, qualitative or quantitative, of linguistic data from a broad range of languages. Its scope is broad, covering such matters as prosodic phenomena in phonology, the clause in its communicative context, and regularities of pragmatics, conversation and discourse, as well as the interaction between the various levels of analysis. The overall purpose is to contribute to our understanding of how the use of languages in speech and writing has impacted, and continues to impact, upon the structure of those languages.