<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Negation is frequently found in every language, and many logicians or linguists have been carrying out research on it. Their investigations are, however, mostly confined to the languages of Europe. Although some of them pay attention to non-European languages, we can hardly find research on negation in Korean. In this paper, we carry out contra-linguistic analysis of four aspects of negation in Korean and English. First, we compare the expressions of negative elements in Korean and English sentences. Second, we contrast the types of negation in Korean with those of English. Third, we draw a distinction between Korean and English in what decides the scope of negation. Finally, we contrast the answers to questions which contain negative elements.</p></abstract>

Negation is frequently found in every language, and many logicians or linguists have been carrying out research on it. Their investigations are, however, mostly confined to the languages of Europe. Although some of them pay attention to non-European languages, we can hardly find research on negation in Korean. In this paper, we carry out contra-linguistic analysis of four aspects of negation in Korean and English. First, we compare the expressions of negative elements in Korean and English sentences. Second, we contrast the types of negation in Korean with those of English. Third, we draw a distinction between Korean and English in what decides the scope of negation. Finally, we contrast the answers to questions which contain negative elements.

A contra-linguistic study of negation in Korean and English

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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Negation is frequently found in every language, and many logicians or linguists have been carrying out research on it. Their investigations are, however,...

A contra-linguistic study of negation in Korean and English

Published Online: Nov 16, 2018

Page range: 191 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0024

Keywords
contra-linguistics, English, Korean, negation, yes-no question

© 2018 Yong-Sok Ri, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A contra-linguistic study of negation in Korean and English

Published Online: Nov 16, 2018

Page range: 191 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0024

Keywordscontra-linguistics, English, Korean, negation, yes-no question

© 2018 Yong-Sok Ri, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
contra-linguistics, English, Korean, negation, yes-no question