Negation & Questions

δεν vs μη(ν): πλήρης συντακτική διάκριση

δεν vs μη(ν): full syntactic conditioning

indicative vs να/imperative

The split tracks realis (fact) vs irrealis (non-fact) mood

Εμβέλεια άρνησης και εγκλιτικά

Negation scope and its interaction with clitics

Word order between δεν, clitic, and verb matters

Αρνητικές πολικές λέξεις: καθόλου, διόλου

Negative polarity items

kah-THOH-loo, dhee-OH-loo

These words are only licensed in a negative context

Ρητορικές ερωτήσεις

Rhetorical questions

Questions asked for effect, not information

Ερωτήσεις-ηχώ

Echo questions

Repeat part of what was just said, with question intonation

Εναλλακτικές ερωτήσεις: ή...ή

Alternative questions: either...or

ee... ee

Presents a choice between two options

Άρνηση σε δευτερεύουσες προτάσεις

Negation in subordinate clauses

ότι δεν, που δεν, αν δεν

The negator moves inside the embedded clause

Πολλαπλή αρνητική συμφωνία

Multiple negative concord across a sentence

Several negative words can co-occur without cancelling out

μήπως

question particle implying doubt

MEE-pos

Adds a hesitant or tentative tone to a question

Εστιακά μόρια με άρνηση: ούτε καν

Focus particles with negation: not even

OO-teh kan

Combines negation with an emphatic focus particle