Negation of the Object in Sesotho  

作　　者：Elias Nyefolo Malete 

机构地区：[1]Department of African Languages, University of the Free State - Qwaqwa Campus

出　　处：《宏观语言学》2009年第1期68-84,共17页Macrolinguistics

摘　　要：This article examines constituent negation in Sesotho. It investigates negation of the object argument in clauses with non-copulative verbs. In the case of non-copulative verbs, transitive and di-transitive constructions will be considered. The article argues that Sesotho does not have a direct means of negating clausal constituents but employs clauses such as cleft sentences and clauses with AGRS [ho] as well as contrastive clauses to effect negation. It further examines negation in terms of Haegeman5s (1995) Neg-Criterion, the well-formedness condition that determines the distribution and interpretation of negative elements. It gives a brief overview of grammatical concepts regarding negation and the notion object argument in its focus and post verbal positions, and explains how constituent negation, [the object argument] is realized in Sesotho.

关 键 词：NEGATION OBJECT Sesotho 

分 类 号：G[文化科学]