Discourse Markers and Modal Particles
Document type :
Autre communication scientifique (congrès sans actes - poster - séminaire...)
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Title :
Discourse Markers and Modal Particles
Author(s) :
Degand, Liesbeth [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Cornillie, Bert [Auteur]
Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [KU Leuven]
Pietrandrea, Paola [Auteur]
Savoirs, Textes, Langage (STL) - UMR 8163 [STL]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Cornillie, Bert [Auteur]
Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [KU Leuven]
Pietrandrea, Paola [Auteur]
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Savoirs, Textes, Langage (STL) - UMR 8163 [STL]
Publisher :
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication date :
2013-11-14
English abstract : [en]
Discourse markers and modal particles are fuzzy linguistic categories that are difficult to describe. The contributions in this volume go beyond this statement. They discuss the intersection between modal particles and ...
Show more >Discourse markers and modal particles are fuzzy linguistic categories that are difficult to describe. The contributions in this volume go beyond this statement. They discuss the intersection between modal particles and discourse markers and examine whether or not it is possible to draw a line between these two types of linguistic expressions. On the basis of new synchronic and diachronic data, from speech and writing, from European and Asian languages or cross-linguistically, the authors answer the question whether discourse markers and modal particles are distinct categories, whether they form a cline, or whether modal particles are a subcategory of discourse markers. This common question shows up throughout all chapters, which makes the book to a coherent whole. By disentangling the complexity of categorizing multifunctional expressions, this book also sheds new light on the processes of meaning extension. The traditional discourse and modal functions are complemented by interactional and textual ones. A must read for functional linguists.Show less >
Show more >Discourse markers and modal particles are fuzzy linguistic categories that are difficult to describe. The contributions in this volume go beyond this statement. They discuss the intersection between modal particles and discourse markers and examine whether or not it is possible to draw a line between these two types of linguistic expressions. On the basis of new synchronic and diachronic data, from speech and writing, from European and Asian languages or cross-linguistically, the authors answer the question whether discourse markers and modal particles are distinct categories, whether they form a cline, or whether modal particles are a subcategory of discourse markers. This common question shows up throughout all chapters, which makes the book to a coherent whole. By disentangling the complexity of categorizing multifunctional expressions, this book also sheds new light on the processes of meaning extension. The traditional discourse and modal functions are complemented by interactional and textual ones. A must read for functional linguists.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
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