tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 06 13:55:19 2006
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Re: Questions in tlhIngan syntax (II) Double superlatives???
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Questions in tlhIngan syntax (II) Double superlatives???
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:54:59 EDT
In a message dated 6/6/2006 3:31:29 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> There are
> certainly sub-standard grammatical forms in Russian and it's dialects, but
> AFAIK using double negatives like we do in English isn't part of
> them.
In English (and Esperanto) multiple negatives multiply together (two
negatives make a positive); in most other languages they add (without creating
emphasis).
Russian multiple negatives are the rule in negated sentences.
lay'tel SIvten