Language A to Z. Episode 4, D for Double Negatives Episode 4, D for Double Negatives.

Streaming video - 2020

Americans have been taught that double negatives are a grammatical no-no. But they're actually used in most of the world's languages. So who's right? And does the substitute "any" (e.g., "not going anywhere" versus "not going nowhere") solve the problem, or just make it more awkward? Find out here.

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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2020.
2023.
Language
English
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The Great Courses (film director), John McWhorter (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (14 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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