试论一般否定和特指否定之间的转化

凡是谓语动词被否定,全句的意思也随之被否定,这种否定被称为“一般否定”(General Nega-tion);如否定是针对谓语动词以外的成分(如某个特定的词、词组或从句),这种否定则被称为“特指否定”(Special Negation).在一般否定句中,否定词“not”要放在动词或助动词之后,如:We did not tell him to go.He is not happy.但在特指否定句中,否定词“not”则置于所要否定的成分之前,如“We told him not to go.