Linguistic subtoot
Most languages, including English, frequently use linguistic repetition for emphasis. Really truly yes they do! And repetition for emphasis works with all sorts of concepts, including negation. Unless you are speaking predicate calculus instead of English:
A single negative means “No.”
A double negative means “Nope never.”
A triple negative means “No-way-in-hell not never!”
The English phrase-as-lemma construction: When a phrase masquerades as a word, people play along
>As an avid (ab)user of phrases-as-lemmata, I found this interesting. > >Discovered through YouTube: Linguists just made a breakthrough in defining a 'word. ’ No, really [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfnANe2YUwM]
The English phrase-as-lemma construction: When a phrase masquerades as a word, people play along
As an avid (ab)user of phrases-as-lemmata, I found this interesting. Discovered through YouTube: Linguists just made a breakthrough in defining a 'word. ’ No, really [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfnANe2YUwM]
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A deep dive into 'yeah nah' | Learn #Kiwi #slang - YouTube
Would you watch a half hour video explaining how to use "yeah nah"?
Rose does an excellent job on this and it's actually gripping if you have a bent for #linguistics. Surprisingly worth a watch.
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