Abstrakt:
The bachelor thesis deals with the features of standard and nonstandard negation in English. Its aim is to discuss the usage and occurrence of negation in written and spoken language by analysing the American novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The theoretical part is mainly concerned with negation, its standard and nonstandard features and rules. The practical part is divided into two main chapters, dialogues and narrative passages, where the features of spoken and written negation are analysed.