ABSTRACT
Negative words in Thai are (a) mây (‘not, no’), widely used in negative sentences and negative responses to questions; (b) mí, a variant of mây; (c) yàa (‘don’t’) and (d) hâam (‘to forbid’), both used in negative commands and prohibitions; (e) plàaw (‘no’), a negative response which contradicts the assumption in the question; and (f) yaN (‘not yet’), used only as a negative response to . . . r¨⁄ yaN? questions (12.1.6).
