Abstract
Negative Construction of “One Quantifier N” has been one of the difficulties of teaching Chinese to foreign students. Quantifiers in the negative construction of “One Quantifier N” are restricted, and such selection restrictions are closely associated with the markedness of quantifiers. This paper makes an attempt to investigate the selection restrictions from the perspective of the markedness of quantifiers. The paper claims that when the negative construction of “One Quantifier N” is used to express complete negation, unmarked quantifiers are more readily acceptable and natural than marked ones in the construction; and less marked quantifiers can also appear in the construction, but is less readily acceptable and natural; and the more marked the quantifier is, the less natural, acceptable it will be in the construction. Feasible suggestions are accordingly put forward to solve the problems existing in the teaching of Negative Construction of “One Quantifier N”.
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