Are asymmetries in imperative negation based in usage?

This article extends the study of (a)symmetries in negation to the domain of (negative) imperatives. It examines a balanced sample of the world’s languages for distinctions in tense, direction/location and intersubjectivity and observes that, like with asymmetry in standard negation, they are often...

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Main Author: Daniel Van Olmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2025-01-01
Series:Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads
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Online Access:https://typologyatcrossroads.unibo.it/article/view/19446
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