文ぶん否ひ定てい

noun

sentential negation; sentence negation

Linguistics term referring to negation that applies to an entire clause or sentence, as opposed to constituent negation.

• 日本にほん語ごの文ぶん否ひ定ていは、動どう詞しの未み然ぜん形けいに「ない」を付つけて表あらわすことが多おおい。

  In Japanese, sentential negation is often expressed by attaching 'nai' to the irrealis form of the verb.

• この論ろん文ぶんでは、文ぶん否ひ定ていと構こう成せい素そ否ひ定ていの違ちがいを分ぶん析せきしている。

  This paper analyzes the difference between sentential negation and constituent negation.