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Moods and Negation

The paper poses some general questions and sketches some tentative answers regarding the phenomenology of negation in the natural language. The theoretical framework that is being used combines dynamic semantics [Groenendijk, Stokhof, Veltman] with dynamic modal logic [Van Benthem, De Rijke]. For the purpose of providing a ground for the discussion, a simple system of dynamic semantics for imperative logic is presented. The system combines: Lemmon's approach to syntax in imperative logic, treatment of commands as prescribed actions [Segerberg, Belnap et al.] and simple three points action semantics [Von Wright]. Several interrelated issues are discussed: the relation between speech acts with negative content and negated speech acts, the universality of negation across natural language moods, the typology of natural language imperatives and their expressive power.

imperative logic; dynamic semantics; negation; expressive power

Rad je prihvaćen za objavljivanje. Urednik Jean-Yves Beziau autoru je ponudio mogućnost izbora između objavljivanja rada u publikaciji povezanoj s univerzalnom logikom (izbor radova sa skupa) ili objavljivanja rada u knjizi Handbook on Negation, čiji su urednici Dov Gabbay i Jean-Yves Beziau, u izdanju Elsevier-a. Autor je prihvatio drugu mogućnost, te će rad biti objavljen u knjizi Handbook on Negation, koja se priprema. Izdavanje knjige nije ostvareno pa je rad ostao neobjavljen. Zbog toga je glavni rezultat rada o izražajnoj potpunosti jezika imperativne logike predstavljen u drugoj publikaciji u radu "Is unsaying polite?".