Discourse markers and modal particles categorization and description

The present article investigates a cross-linguistic correlation between the meaning/function and the position of modal/final particles. It argues that some of the modal particles and their analogs in German, French, and Japanese derive from discourse markers that have come to express some (inter)sub...

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Otros Autores: Degand, Liesbeth (-), Cornillie, Bert, 1975-, Pietrandrea, Paola
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company [2013]
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond new series ; 234.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The present article investigates a cross-linguistic correlation between the meaning/function and the position of modal/final particles. It argues that some of the modal particles and their analogs in German, French, and Japanese derive from discourse markers that have come to express some (inter)subjective meanings in a limited sentential position, and it elucidates that the position that directly follows the tensed verb group can serve to motivate the development of modal particles with (inter)subjective meanings. Referring also to English data, it further demonstrates that the utterance-fina.
Descripción Física:239 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9789027271228
9781306090551