なんか after て- form of a verb


I am confused by the use of `なんか`, especially after the て-form of a verb. What
do: `あきらめてなんかない`, `消えてなんかない` mean? How do they differ from simply saying
`あきらめていない`, `消えていない`? What is the purpose of `なんか`？




Paul Richter's answer is partially right in the sense that `なんか` adds
"emphasis against an assumption or statement by others and is used only in
negative statements", but more accurately, `なんか` used here is not the same as
`何か`, and it means `such thing as`.

> あきらめていない  
>  'I have not given up.'
>
> あきらめて **なんか** (い)ない  
>  'I haven't done **such thing as** giving up.'




Paul Richter's answer is partially right in the sense that `なんか` adds
"emphasis against an assumption or statement by others and is used only in
negative statements", but more accurately, `なんか` used here is not the same as
`何か`, and it means `such thing as`.

> あきらめていない  
>  'I have not given up.'
>
> あきらめて **なんか** (い)ない  
>  'I haven't done **such thing as** giving up.'

