Suzan matinfard

The speakers of every language, in daily speaking, use different styles for exchanging different information. Investigation of the structure of negation hasrevealed the significance of syntax and the contexts within which they exist. In this paper I investigate the quality of negation structure in Old Persian and Modern Persian. Study of Persian shows that to make negative words and sentences there are more than one negative word and prefix for the use ofPersian speakers. I shall attempt to articulate different kinds of negative sentences in these two areas of Persian, and also show whether there is any similarity or differences between the use of this structure in revolution of language or not. To do this I exampled 20 negative sentences, 10 of OldPersian and 10 of the Modern Persian sentences (that are randomly have chosen from inscriptions and Tarix Beyhaqi andTarixe Sargozashte Masudy).we havehad two negative words in Old Persian , but in Modern Persian we have three negative prefixes to make a sentence with negative meaning. By studying negative sentences of these texts this paper shows that there are not big differences between the structure of negation in Old Persian and that of ModernPersian.

Negation, Old Persian, Modern Persian