Many formulaic linguistic expressions are not generated by grammatical rules, nor do they fit neatly into the lexicon. Two such strings in English are be about to and not be about to. These expressions are not semantically positive and negative forms of the same string. The first signals preinceptive meaning and the second signals negative intention. These expressions are discussed in detail in this paper
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between be going to and be about to using d...
International audienceIn this paper we propose an analysis of prohibitive and expletive negation tha...
In this article, we tried to reveal the essence of negation in language and we determined its place ...
Many formulaic linguistic expressions are not generated by grammatical rules, nor do they fit neatly...
The paper notes that while grammars and other linguistic works assume that not precedes the infiniti...
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between be going to and be about to using d...
The general aim of this paper is to argue for the existence and linguistic importance of a so far co...
AbstractThe main aim of this paper is to reflect upon some aspects of meaning related to two differe...
This study offers a novel account for the variation between the two major syntactic options to expre...
In many languages there is a special negation strategy to indicate that an action has not been accom...
This paper provides a detailed corpus-based account of the formal and functional changes that be goi...
There are quite a few suffixes III Korean which denote contrast and concession. In this paper the t...
I examine the evolution of constructions involved in the emergence of be about to, used to indicate ...
There are several ways of expressing future time in English. Will + Infinitive is considered to be a...
There are some expressions referring to future time in English because English has no 'future tense'...
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between be going to and be about to using d...
International audienceIn this paper we propose an analysis of prohibitive and expletive negation tha...
In this article, we tried to reveal the essence of negation in language and we determined its place ...
Many formulaic linguistic expressions are not generated by grammatical rules, nor do they fit neatly...
The paper notes that while grammars and other linguistic works assume that not precedes the infiniti...
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between be going to and be about to using d...
The general aim of this paper is to argue for the existence and linguistic importance of a so far co...
AbstractThe main aim of this paper is to reflect upon some aspects of meaning related to two differe...
This study offers a novel account for the variation between the two major syntactic options to expre...
In many languages there is a special negation strategy to indicate that an action has not been accom...
This paper provides a detailed corpus-based account of the formal and functional changes that be goi...
There are quite a few suffixes III Korean which denote contrast and concession. In this paper the t...
I examine the evolution of constructions involved in the emergence of be about to, used to indicate ...
There are several ways of expressing future time in English. Will + Infinitive is considered to be a...
There are some expressions referring to future time in English because English has no 'future tense'...
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference between be going to and be about to using d...
International audienceIn this paper we propose an analysis of prohibitive and expletive negation tha...
In this article, we tried to reveal the essence of negation in language and we determined its place ...
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