There are a lot of modern languages that don’t have a pure “yes”/“no”. Likely, this was not uncommon in history either.
Alternatives to “yes”/“no” in those languages can vary. They generally include methods such as “not (that)” or negating the (sometimes (mis-) implied/interpreted/understood) verb of the question.
There are a lot of modern languages that don’t have a pure “yes”/“no”. Likely, this was not uncommon in history either.
Alternatives to “yes”/“no” in those languages can vary. They generally include methods such as “not (that)” or negating the (sometimes (mis-) implied/interpreted/understood) verb of the question.
True. In latin it was just repeating / negating the verb, but nowadays sic/non ita/minime are also used commonly.