Shen Jiaxuan is Professor of Linguistics at the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His main research interests include Chinese grammar, English–Chinese comparative grammar, and general linguistic theory. His recent publications with Routledge include Nouns and Verbs in Chinese I: Facts and Theories and Nouns and Verbs in Chinese II: Consequences and Prospects.

• 1. Theoretical Prerequisites and Methodological Issues 2. Markedness Theory 3. Asymmetry between Affirmation and Negation 4. Unmarked Negation and Marked Negation 5. chàbùduō and chàdiǎnr 6. Affirmation and Negation of Polarity Words 7. The Neutralization of the Negative-Affirmative Opposition

Shen Jiaxuan is Professor of Linguistics at the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His main research interests include Chinese grammar, English–Chinese comparative grammar, and general linguistic theory. His recent publications with Routledge include Nouns and Verbs in Chinese I: Facts and Theories and Nouns and Verbs in Chinese II: Consequences and Prospects.

• 1. Theoretical Prerequisites and Methodological Issues 2. Markedness Theory 3. Asymmetry between Affirmation and Negation 4. Unmarked Negation and Marked Negation 5. chàbùduō and chàdiǎnr 6. Affirmation and Negation of Polarity Words 7. The Neutralization of the Negative-Affirmative Opposition