Particles, Modality and Coherence

Authors

  • Eric McCready

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2008.v12i0.698

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.

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Published

2019-08-19

How to Cite

McCready, E. (2019). Particles, Modality and Coherence. Proceedings of Sinn Und Bedeutung, 12, 430–441. https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2008.v12i0.698