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...
| Други автори: | Degand, Liesbeth, (Editor), Cornillie, Bert, 1975- (Editor), Pietrandrea, Paola, (Editor) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2013]
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| Серия: |
Pragmatics & beyond ;
234. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=658576 |
| Подобни документи: |
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Discourse markers and modal particles |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (239 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789027271228 9027271224 1306090555 9781306090551 |