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.
| ISBN: | 9780820414904 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 1991 |
| Author: | Mary Michele Wauchope |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 203 pages |
| Series: | Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics |
| Genres: |
Language: reference and general Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation |
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.
The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles Thoh, Ia, and Thanne features in the following genres: Language: reference and general, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles Thoh, Ia, and Thanne is available in Hardback
The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles Thoh, Ia, and Thanne was written by Mary Michele Wauchope and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Grammar of the Old High German Modal Particles Thoh, Ia, and Thanne has 203 pages
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