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A Study of Constructions Using Negation to Convey Affirmative Meanings in English and Chinese by Guo Zhimin Under the Supervision of Professor Wang Jun Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts School of Foreign Languages Soochow University May 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I have got a lot of precious help from people around me during the period of thesis writing. Without their caring and support, this thesis would not have been possible. So I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have offered guidance and help in my three years of postgraduate life. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Wang Jun, for his intellectual guidance and continuous encouragement during my process of writing the thesis. He not only cleared my head at the beginning of my writing with extensive knowledge and insights, but also labored through drafts of this thesis and pointed out problems and defects with immense patience and prudence. Without my supervisor’s constructive comments, my thesis would not have been completed. I also benefit a lot from his genial personality and meticulous attitude. I am also grateful to all my teachers at the School of Foreign Languages in Soochow University, for their informative and insightful lectures, which will always benefit me in my future teaching