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Particles, Modality and Coherence

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper considers some aspects of the meaning of sentence-final particles. Such particles have a use on which they serve to emphasize what is said, and a use on which they have a modal semantics. The present paper is an attempt to unify these two uses from the perspective of discourse coherence. The conclusion is that sentence-final particles are used to maintain coherence.

Source: Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung

DOI: 10.18148/sub/2008.v12i0.698

Author: McCready, Eric

Institution: Aoyama Gakuin University

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2158935607

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Cites: 16

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10