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==Constituent Negation== | ==Constituent Negation== | ||
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| + | The prepositions ''gun'' and ''as aonais'' are used to negate certain constituents: | ||
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| + | {| | ||
| + | |duine | ||
| + | |gun | ||
| + | |chiall | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |a man | ||
| + | |NEG | ||
| + | |sense | ||
| + | |colspan=7|'a man without sense' | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Double Negatives== | ==Double Negatives== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 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.' | ||||||
NACH signifies a negative, interrogative clause.
| Nach | eil | iad | gu math | |||
| NEG | are | they | well | |||
| 'Are they not well?' | ||||||
Constituent Negation
The prepositions gun and as aonais are used to negate certain constituents:
| duine | gun | chiall | |||||||
| a man | NEG | sense | 'a man without sense' | ||||||
