Data on negation need for a number of languages

Ljuba Veselinova ljuba at LING.SU.SE
Mon Nov 2 14:14:30 UTC 2009


Dear All,

I need to complete my dataset on negation for the languages listed
below. I have the basic facts on negation for all of them but I
haven't been able to find answers to all the questions in my
questionnaire in the sources I consulted -- that is to say the
standard grammars. For most of the languages listed below all I need
amounts to one or two examples. I am mostly missing examples of
locative sentences with a definite subject such as 'Tom is at home'
vs. 'Tom is not at home'.

Here are the languages I need help with:

Hausa
Mwera
Kannada
Chukchi
Mokilese
Yimas
Awa-Pit (Cuaiquer)
Barasano
Macushi
Maricopa

Any help or pointers to sources other than the already published
grammars and dissertations on these languages will be greatly
appreciated.

My best wishes,
Ljuba

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