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Jespersen

Noun:

1. A Danish linguist, Otto Jespersen, who greatly influenced the field of linguistics in the early 20th century with his works on phonetics and grammar.

Examples:

1. Some of Jespersen's most significant contributions to linguistics include his research on the history of English.
2. I highly recommend reading "A Modern English Grammar" by Jespersen for a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Noun:

2. The Jespersen's phenomenon, a linguistic concept related to morphological negation in some languages where an additional negative marker is introduced to reinforce the negation.

Examples:

1. The English phrase "I didn't do nothing" exemplifies Jespersen's phenomenon, as the double negation reinforces the negation.
2. In certain dialects, the Jespersen's phenomenon is a prominent feature, appearing in expressions like "I haven't seen nobody."

Noun:

3. A term used in linguistics to refer to the sequence of negation markers following the Jespersen's phenomenon.

Example:

1. The use of multiple negation markers in a sentence is called a Jespersen.
2. To analyze a sentence's structure, it's crucial to identify any Jespersens present.

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