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neg: negation modifier

The negation modifier is the relation between a negation word and the word it modifies.

Modifiers labeled neg depend either on a noun (group “noun dependents”) or on a predicate (group “non-core dependents of clausal predicates”).

Bill is not a scientist
neg(scientist, not)
Bill is no scientist
neg(scientist, no)
Bill does n't drive
neg(drive, n't)

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