Timeline for In what conditions should the negative of a " that-clause" move to the main clause?
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| May 6, 2021 at 20:51 | comment | added | John Lawler | It's a very common rule; I've discussed it here quite a lot. There are other phenomena one can search for, as well as some pre-set searches like the one above. | |
| May 6, 2021 at 20:28 | comment | added | user421993 | Noted. I just looked up "extraposition" in Collins; it seems very interesting. | |
| May 6, 2021 at 20:12 | comment | added | John Lawler | Sorry about that. Yes, the ones you suggest -- think, guess, believe, suppose, expect, reckon, fancy, consider -- all allow neg-raising. As do seem and appear, but there it's the subject complement that contains the negative; seem and appear are one-place predicates that take clausal subjects, and require either extraposition or subject-raising to move the heavy subject to the end. Any verb that refers to the same things will work the same way; but verbs of speech like claim don't. | |
| May 6, 2021 at 19:54 | comment | added | user421993 | @ John Lawler, At present, we aren't able to reach GOOGLE due to strict censorship in PRC. They shield it. Thanks all the same. | |
| May 6, 2021 at 19:35 | comment | added | John Lawler | It's easy enough to search google for neg-raising verbs: google.com/search?q=neg+raising+verbs | |
| May 6, 2021 at 18:51 | vote | accept | user421993 | ||
| May 6, 2021 at 18:51 | comment | added | user421993 | It's quite complicated but understandable and that's what I'm expecting. Can you possibly list out some specific verbs applied to "a subset of English verbs having to do with perception, thought, and belief "? Let me guess some; are they " think, guess, believe, suppose, expect, reckon, fancy, consider "? | |
| May 6, 2021 at 18:22 | history | answered | John Lawler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |