Language Variations Expressed in English Negations and Equivalent Translations into Macedonian

Jovanovska, Sashka (2024) Language Variations Expressed in English Negations and Equivalent Translations into Macedonian. In: International Scientific Conference Languages and Social Sciences in Contact: The Challenges of Interdisciplinarity, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, 5 Oct 2024, Novi Sad, Serbia.

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Abstract

This paper explores the variability of negation in English and equivalent
translations into Macedonian, focusing on informal conversations recorded in
Glasgow, Tyneside, and Salford. The study examines three specific variables:
1. Not-/no-negation and negative concord:
o Examples: “I don’t have any money” / “I have no money” / “I
don’t have no money”.
2. Non-quantificational never and didn’t:
o Examples: “I never saw” / “I didn’t see that program last
night”.
3. Negative tags:
o Examples: “It’s a nice day, isn’t it” / “int it” / “innit?”
The research bridges variations of sociolinguistics and formal linguistic
theory by:
• Defining linguistic variables and contexts.
• Generating hypotheses to test using spoken data.
• Interpreting quantitative variations analysis results with theoretical
insights.
Using a comparative approach, the study investigates regional differentiation in negation. The findings indicate that internal factors like verb type and
lexical aspect significantly constrain all three variables with their translations
into Macedonian. While the relative frequency of variants varies regionally, the
underlying system remains consistent. Discourse-pragmatic factors are consistent for the not/no/concord and never/didn’t variables, but negative tags
show more variability and are influenced by social and situational factors. These findings support theoretical accounts of grammatical and historical variants.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Saska Jovanovska
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2024 10:48
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2024 10:48
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34786

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