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Negation & Questions

inte and its position, question words and V2 inversion in questions
BIFF-regeln
The BIFF rule: main vs subordinate clause negation placement
bisats-inte-fast-plats
A popular mnemonic for where inte goes in a subordinate clause
Negationens räckvidd och samspel med adverb
Negation scope and interaction with adverbs
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Word order between inte and other adverbs affects meaning
Negativa polaritetsord licensierade av inte
Negative polarity items licensed by inte
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Certain words only appear naturally in a negative context
Retoriska frågor och ekofrågor
Rhetorical questions and echo questions
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Questions asked for effect rather than genuine information
antingen...eller
alternative questions: either...or
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Presents a direct choice between two options
om för indirekta frågor
indirect questions with om (whether)
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Jag vet inte om han kommer. = I don't know whether he's coming.
Enkel negation föredras
Multiple negation avoided (single negation principle)
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Unlike some languages, Swedish avoids stacking negators
inte förrän
not until (temporal negation construction)
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A fixed construction combining negation with timing
eller hur, va, liksom
tag/filler particles in casual speech
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Small words that soften or punctuate spoken Swedish
Frågeintonation och V2-samspel
Question intonation and V2 interaction
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Prosody and word order work together to signal a question