Position of Standard Negation (Feature 101)
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Feature Annotation
Standard negation refers to the negative marker that is used for sentential negation in declarative main clauses (i.e. constituent negation, negation in subordinate clauses and in imperatives or questions is disregarded for this feature).
We ask where the negative marker is located with respect to the main verb (auxiliaries and copulas are ignored for this feature). It does not matter whether the negative marker is a free word (=particle) or an affix.
If there are several negative markers, or the negative marker occurs in different constructions, you may select several values.
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Values
| Value | Value Annotation | |
| 1 | The negative marker precedes the verb | Seychelles Creole Zak pa ti manze. ‘Jacques did not eat.’; Belizean Creole Yu no waak da ridj de. ‘You don’t walk along that ridge’. |
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| 2 | The negative marker immediatelyfollows the verb | Colloquial French Jacques mange pas la pomme. ‘Jacques is not eating the apple.’ |
| 3 | The negative marker follows the verb plus a postverbal object | Principense Amanhan n sa kume pêxi fa. [tomorrow 1SG FUT eat fish NEG] ‘Tomorrow I won’t eat fish.’ |
| 4 | A bipartite negative marker precedes and immediately follows the verb | Standard French Jacques ne mange pas la pomme. |
| 5 | A bipartite negative marker precedes and follows the verb plus a postverbal object | Lungwa Santome Maji n na sêbê xi n ga nganha ala fa. [but 1SG NEG know if 1SG ASP arrive there NEG] ‘But I don’t know if I get there.’ |
| 6 | Other | Other logical possibilities exist, e.g. a bipartite marker precedes and follows the object; please specify in the “General comments” field. |
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