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Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.
 
Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.
 
   
 
   
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==Sentential Negation==
  
 
At the sentence level, a negative particle precedes the entire clause:
 
At the sentence level, a negative particle precedes the entire clause:

Revision as of 19:42, 6 November 2012

Negation in Scottish Gaelic can occur at the clausal level, the constituent level, or at the word level.

Sentential Negation

At the sentence level, a negative particle precedes the entire clause:

CHAN signifies a negative, declarative clause.

chan eil iad gu math
NEG are they well
'They are not well.'