An Idiom: The Affirmative and the Negative Form of the Same Construction Share the Same Meaning  

作　　者：张宝欣 

机构地区：[1]西安外国语大学英文学院

出　　处：《校园英语》2017年第32期198-199,共2页English On Campus

摘　　要：In an “irregular language form” that the affirmative and the negative form of the same construction express the same semantic meaning, the negative form powerfully marks the speaker's subjective idea or expectation. The article found it can be defined as idioms and it may be helpful for readers to appreciate language diversity.In an "irregular language form" that the affirmative and the negative form of the same construction express the same semantic meaning, the negative form powerfully marks the speaker’s subjective idea or expectation. The article found it can be defined as idioms and it may be helpful for readers to appreciate language diversity.

关 键 词：negative form SUBJECTIVITY IDIOMS 

分 类 号：G633.41[文化科学—教育学]