[Lexicog] French negatives

[fieldworks_support at SIL.ORG]

Peter, your example of "personne" being used as a negative when the
dictionary lists it as ambiguous makes sense. I can remember being
bewildered by a sign on a bakery door "Plus de pain".  It was obvious from
the pragmatic context the sign meant "no more bread" rather than "more
bread", but I was baffled by this usage which didn't seem to fit the
dictionary.

Steve White, Jaars language software support
704-843-6337, 1-800-215-7813




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