The Semantic Interpretation of Implicit Negative Compound Nouns

The problem of interpretation on implicit negation is a difficult problem in cross language translation, second language acquisition, and dictionary interpretation. This paper finds that expectations are the key to interpreting implicit negations. Unlike explicit negative expectations, implicit negative expectations are represented as conventionalized experiences, rules, etc., and syntactically expressed as “应该(should)…”. Taking implicit negative compound nouns as an example, there are three kinds of conventionalized expectations implied in compound nouns, namely Gestalt expectations, criterion expectations, and ability expectations. Based on these expectations, this paper establishes three interpretation modes for implicit negative nouns. Such as “(应该有……实际上)没有 ((should have…but actually) doesn’t have)…” and “(应该能……实际上)不能 ((should be able to… but actually) can’t)…”. Emphasizing and supplementing the expected meaning of implicit negation can not only improve the dictionary interpretations, but also reduce the difficulty of cross language translation and improve the efficiency of second language teaching.