Concept: bipartite negation construction

Definition

A bipartite negation construction is a strategy in which °negation is expressed by two °negators.

Comments

See Haspelmath (2025: 67) for this term. Bipartite negation (often exemplified by French ne...pas) is often called "double negation", but this latter term is also used for negative concord constructions or duplex negation interpretations.

Croft's comparative concept
double negation strategy (STR):

double negation strategy (STR) = a strategy found in negation constructions, particularly declarative negation constructions, in which there are two morphemes that express negative polarity. Example: in the French sentence Je ne vois pas la lune ‘I do not see the moon,’ negative polarity is expressed by both ne and pas. (Section 12.2)

Sources
Haspelmath 2025