WT 4.4

existential negation construction

a.k.a. existential negation (construction)

a construction that expresses negative polarity with respect to an existential situation type. Example: Malay tanana seraya There was no substitute is an example of a negative existential construction using a special negative existential form tanana. (Section 12.2)

Construction

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Function

Has As Function

existence event

Expression

Has As Expression

negative fusion

Recruited From

Recruited By

existential negative strategy

Hierarchy

Is subtype of

declarative negation construction

negation construction