Universal #683
Legacy number: 683
| Number | 680 |
| Original | If a language has dummy auxiliary Negative construction, then there must be another way of negation in this language. |
| Standardized | IF there is a dummy auxiliary negative construction, THEN there is another way of negation. |
| Keywords | negation, dummy auxiliary |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 240 languages of Dahl 1979 sample |
| Source | Dahl 1979 |
Discussion
Notes
English seems unique in that it uses dummy auxiliaries also for question formation and emphatic constructions.
Comment
English seems unique in that it uses dummy auxiliaries also for question formation and emphatic constructions.
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