ABSTRACT
This chapter examines negation from the perspective of what and how it contributes to meaning in the context of language in use in order to understand its role in situations of conflict. It suggests that linguistic negation constitutes a significant mechanism for viewpoint projection and plays a role in both enacting conflict and presenting the ideas that form the bases for conflict. The chapter aims to understand of negation as a viewpoint mechanism and in doing so, consider the interplay of negation and conflict. It highlights some of the ways in which analysing the use of negation can be useful in identifying how conflict is enacted or how it may arise from the presentation of ideas about others and the world they inhabit. The chapter provides a brief explanation of what negation is and how it works in context before considering a range of illustrative examples of negation in situations of conflict.
