Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 22:45:26 -0500

From: Kusujiro Miyoshi kw900325[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S.SOKA.AC.JP

Subject: double negatives



The discussion on double negatives is quite interesting for me in

that it reminds me the arguments in England in the eighteenth

century. This discussion seems to be the one being had between

Priestley and Lowth.

Just for the reference, we, the Japanese use double or triple

negatives in a logical way in general. In that case, however, the

speaker has an intention to avoid definite statement.



Regards.



Kusujiro Miyoshi + Fumiaki Ushio,

kw900325[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]s.soka.ac.jp