The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles thoh, ia, and thanne
- Editore:
Lang, Peter
- EAN:
9780820414904
- ISBN:
0820414905
- Pagine:
- 205
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles thoh, ia, and thanne
This exhaustive study of a set of Old High German particles, thoh, ia, and thanne, focuses on the pragmatic functions of those particles. After categorizing modal particles - particles which indicate implicitly a speaker's relationship to or attitude toward his or her own discourse - as a subset of metacommunicative particles, the author argues convincingly that thoh, ia, and thanne exhibit modal particle functions in four Old High German texts: they point to a speaker's presuppositions and expectations, determine interlocutionary force, and convey connotations ranging from surprise to accusation.
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