Oh, I heard that you don't like my house, don't you?

[sitifan]

We can also have a negative sentence with a negative question tag, but that is a lot of negativeness and it sounds aggressive:
- Oh, I heard that you don't like my house, don't you? ↘
- You're not very nice, aren't you? ↘
https://multimedia-english.com/grammar/question-tags-special-cases-34

Are the above sentences really acceptable to native speakers?

 

[teechar]

No. Those are no good. I had a quick look at that site, and I don't think much of it.

 

[Tarheel]

"You're not very nice, are you?" is possible, but that's not one of the options, is it?

 

[sitifan]

A: John doesn't like his job.
B: So he doesn't like his job, doesn't he?
(My bold.)
Source: Essays on English Grammar and Rhetoric, by Ting-chi Tang, p161.

Are the above sentences really acceptable to native speakers?

 

[Tarheel]

The first one is.

 

[5jj]

A: John doesn't like his job.
B: So he doesn't like his job, doesn't he?

Are the above sentences really acceptable to native speakers?

They are.

 

[Skrej]

Tag questions typically show opposition between the main statement and the tag. If you have a positive statement, then tag is negative, and vice-versa.

Same-way tag questions (where both the main statement and tag are the same) exist, but aren't used as frequently.

In AmE, only positive-positive same-way question tags are used. Judging by 5jj's response, the negative-negative is acceptable in BrE, but would be borderline ungrammatical in AmE.

Regardless, the same-way tag questions are used differently. Rather than asking a "true" question or confirmation, they're used to express (or feign) interest, surprise, anger, or similar emotions.

 

[emsr2d2]

Same-way tags are OK to me in certain contexts. The problem with the first in post #1 is the "I heard". It would work as something like:

Bob: I don't like your house.
Helen: Oh, you don't [like my house], don't you? Well, feel free not to come here then!

The first part of Helen's response would, in BrE, be more likely as "Oh, don't you indeed?!"

 

[Tarheel]

If I was Helen I would omit the first sentence and use only the second one.

We discuss question tags quite a bit here. However, I don't remember the last time I've either used one or heard one. In any case, context should tell you what the speaker's intent is.

 

[SoothingDave]

Tag questions typically show opposition between the main statement and the tag. If you have a positive statement, then tag is negative, and vice-versa.

Same-way tag questions (where both the main statement and tag are the same) exist, but aren't used as frequently.

In AmE, only positive-positive same-way question tags are used. Judging by 5jj's response, the negative-negative is acceptable in BrE, but would be borderline ungrammatical in AmE.

Regardless, the same-way tag questions are used differently. Rather than asking a "true" question or confirmation, they're used to express (or feign) interest, surprise, anger, or similar emotions.

I came here to say that I found the negative question tag completely unnatural. "You don't like my house, do you?" is what I would say.

 

[Skrej]

A same-way question tag using a verb that's negative by definition would work, in AmE.

So, you dislike/hate/despise my house, do you?

It's still technically a positive-positive construction albeit with a negative connotation.

Still, that's not really asking a question as much as it's just an observation or expression of sentiment.

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree that only "do you?" goes with "dislike". However, with "don't like", either is possible depending on context.

 

[sitifan]

Same-way tag questions​

Although the basic structure of tag questions is positive-negative or negative-positive, it is sometimes possible to use a positive-positive or negative-negative structure. We use same-way tag questions to express interest, surprise, anger etc., and not to make real questions.
Look at these positive-positive tag questions:

• So you're having a baby, are you? That's wonderful!
• She wants to marry him, does she? Some chance!
• So you think that's funny, do you? Think again.

Negative-negative tag questions usually sound rather hostile:

• So you don't like my looks, don't you? (British English)

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/tag-questions.php

 

[Tarheel]

I'm assuming I'm talking to somebody I know fairly well. (Otherwise it would be just plain weird to say any of those things.)

Perhaps: "Oh, you're having a baby! Great news!"

Number two suggests skepticism. Number three suggests disagreement.

 

[Skrej]

Negative-negative tag questions usually sound rather hostile:

• So you don't like my looks, don't you? (British English)

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/tag-questions.php

Note it states the negative-negative usage is BrE.

I agree that only "do you?" goes with "dislike". However, with "don't like", either is possible depending on context.

So it seems in BrE, but not AmE.