Affirmation and negation
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Affirmation and negation
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In linguistics and grammar, affirmation and negation (NEG) are ways in which grammar encodes positive and negative polarity into verb phrases, clauses, or other utterances. An affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validity or truth of a basic assertion, while a negative form expresses its falsity. For example, the affirmative sentence "Joe is here" asserts that it is true that Joe is currently located near the speaker. Conversely, the negative sentence "Joe is not here" asserts that
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Grammatical category indicating truth or falsehood
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmation_and_negation
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2024-02-03T14:01:53Z
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