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· 2025

Negation in English and other languages

Otto Jespersen

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Otto Jespersen's classic study, now re-edited, comprehensively analyzes the forms, functions, and historical development of negative expressions across Germanic and Romance languages, revealing coherent patterns and language-specific variations.

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Field: Language and Linguistics

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