resumptive negation
Grammar
noun
(In Jespersen's terminology) negation which is reiterative for the purpose of emphasis.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), linguist.
- British Commonwealth
- British Council
- British Double Summer Time
- British Empire
- British Empire Games
- British Empire Medal
- British Empire, Order of the
- British English
- Britisher
- British Expeditionary Force
- British Guiana
- British gum
- British Honduras
- British India
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Isles
- Britishism
- British-Israel
- British-Israelism
- British Israelite
- British Legion
- British Library
- British Lion
- Britishly
- British Museum