Negation of simple clauses is formed with the negative particle not. There are two kinds of negation: simple sentence negation and contrastive negation. Let us start with sentence negation. At ...

When we're told 'This coffee is hot' upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe, the message is clear. But what about when we're told 'This coffee is not hot'? Does ...

Imagine a radiologist examining a chest X-ray from a new patient. She notices the patient has swelling in the tissue but does not have an enlarged heart. Looking to speed up diagnosis, she might use a ...

Today’s language models are more sophisticated than ever, but they still struggle with the concept of negation. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon. But Kassner, at the time a graduate student at ...

In the topsy-turvy world of linguistics, sometimes a negative can be surprisingly positive. From polite offers to emphatic exclamations, English speakers have cleverly twisted negative expressions to ...