Polarity: whether the word can be or is negated
In Turkish verbs are negated with the suffix -mA (and its allomorphs).
Only exception is the verb/particle değil which functions as an auxiliary or copula
(it is the main means of negating a copular clause, but it can also be used to negate a verbal clause).
değil is marked as Negative=Neg when it is used as a copula or auxiliary.
We use the POS tag particle when değil is used for negating non-predicates,
in which case we use the feature PronType for marking its negativity.
In Turkish adjectives are normally negated by forming adjectival
clauses with copula ol-, e.g., verimli olmayan “unproductive”
(lit: “(something) that is not productive”).
A non-productive prefix (of Arabic origin), na-, can be used for negating a lexicalized set of adjectives, e.g., namüsait “not suitable”.
We (currently) do not mark adjectives for the Polarity feature.
Pos: positive, affirmative
Examples
- Okuyacak “he/she will read”
- Ali doktor “Ali is a doctor”
Neg: negative
Examples
- Okumayacak “he/she will not read”
- Ali doktor değil “Ali is not a doctor”
Polarity in other languages: [bej] [bg] [bm] [cs] [el] [en] [es] [et] [fi] [fr] [ga] [gd] [gub] [hy] [jaa] [ky] [pcm] [qpm] [ru] [sl] [sv] [tn] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urj] [xcl]