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Language A to Z. Episode 4, D for Double Negatives.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 13413189 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2020Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (14 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
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Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: John McWhorterSummary: Americans have been taught that double negatives are a grammatical no-no. But they're actually used in most of the world's languages. So who's right? And does the substitute "any" (e.g., "not going anywhere" versus "not going nowhere") solve the problem, or just make it more awkward? Find out here.
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John McWhorter

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Americans have been taught that double negatives are a grammatical no-no. But they're actually used in most of the world's languages. So who's right? And does the substitute "any" (e.g., "not going anywhere" versus "not going nowhere") solve the problem, or just make it more awkward? Find out here.

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