neg-raising

Questions

What does neg-raising mean?

The phenomenon by which certain negated predicates (e.g. think, believe, expect) can give rise to a reading where the negation seems to take scope from an embedded clause.

Where does neg-raising come from?

From neg, clipping of negative + raising.

How to pronounce neg-raising

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