'''Grammatical polarity''' is the distinction of affirmative and negative, which indicates the [[truth]] or falsehood of a statement respectively. In [[English]], grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the [[presence]] or absence of the modifier ''not'', which negates the statement. Many other [[language]]s contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have ''non'', Spanish has ''no'', French has ''ne ... pas'', German has ''nicht'', and Swedish has ''inte''. | '''Grammatical polarity''' is the distinction of affirmative and negative, which indicates the [[truth]] or falsehood of a statement respectively. In [[English]], grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the [[presence]] or absence of the modifier ''not'', which negates the statement. Many other [[language]]s contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have ''non'', Spanish has ''no'', French has ''ne ... pas'', German has ''nicht'', and Swedish has ''inte''. |