THE DERIVATIONAL MEANS OF THE CATEGORY OF NEGATION IN MODERN GERMAN AND ARMENIAN

Authors

  • Naira SHACHILVYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE/2017.21.2.171

Keywords:

the category of negation, the derivational level, negative prefix, negative suffix, negative meaning, syntactical function, lexical negation, partial negation, general negation

Abstract

The paper deals with the interpretation of the means of the category of negation at the derivational level of German and Armenian. They are the negative prefixes and suffixes (in Armenian also some morphemes with the negative meaning). The most productive means of negation at the mentioned level is the prefix un- in German and ան- in Armenian, whereas the other affixes are considered non-productive and at the modern stage of language development can rarely make new words. The paper also examines the syntactical functions of the mentioned affixes. Both in German and in Armenian they can be used as the means of expression of general and partial negative meaning.

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Published

2017-10-16

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (23) (2017)

Section

Linguistics

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