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===On double negation=== | ===On double negation=== | ||
Double negation usually resolves to a positive, since litotes involving negative pronouns are commonly used for emphasis. For example: | Double negation usually resolves to a positive, since litotes involving negative pronouns are commonly used for emphasis. For example: | ||
:''Twm satn a twm rofeelin.'' | |||
:not thing DET not change-PRET | |||
:'Everything changed.' (literally 'Nothing did not change.') | |||
==Noun phrase== | ==Noun phrase== | ||