This resource consists of a typological database and accompanying textfiles with additional notes. The database contains information on standard negation structures in a sample of 297 languages from different parts of the world. Standard negation here refers to the negation of declarative main clauses with a verbal predicate. Furthermore, there is information on other aspects of negation as well as on polar interrogatives (yes/no questions). The polar interrogatives sample comprises approximately 200 languages at present, and since it overlaps only partially with the sample on standard negation, the database contains coded data from almost 400 languages.

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