Is particle a (unified) category?
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Anna Roussou
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify the syntactic status of so-called modal particles in Greek, bearing in mind their relation with complementizers, their interaction with modality and the left periphery, and to show that they belong to the repertoire of grammatical categories independently attested. It is argued that their ‘discourse’ linking is related to their presence in the left periphery. The Greek particles under consideration are next shown to have a grammatical function and to fall into two basic categories, verbal (tha, as) and nominal (na, mi). As such they occupy (extended-) projections associated with the verb and its argument structure respectively.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify the syntactic status of so-called modal particles in Greek, bearing in mind their relation with complementizers, their interaction with modality and the left periphery, and to show that they belong to the repertoire of grammatical categories independently attested. It is argued that their ‘discourse’ linking is related to their presence in the left periphery. The Greek particles under consideration are next shown to have a grammatical function and to fall into two basic categories, verbal (tha, as) and nominal (na, mi). As such they occupy (extended-) projections associated with the verb and its argument structure respectively.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Issues in discourse-oriented syntax 1
- The derivation and interpretation of left peripheral discourse particles 13
- On the interpretation of modal particles in non-assertive speech acts in German and Bellunese 41
- Italian verb-based discourse particles in a comparative perspective 71
- Italian adverbs and discourse particles 93
- Is particle a (unified) category? 121
- The particle how 159
- The cartography of yes and no in West Flemish 175
- On polarity particles in Italian varieties 211
- Discourse and the syntax of the left periphery 229
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Issues in discourse-oriented syntax 1
- The derivation and interpretation of left peripheral discourse particles 13
- On the interpretation of modal particles in non-assertive speech acts in German and Bellunese 41
- Italian verb-based discourse particles in a comparative perspective 71
- Italian adverbs and discourse particles 93
- Is particle a (unified) category? 121
- The particle how 159
- The cartography of yes and no in West Flemish 175
- On polarity particles in Italian varieties 211
- Discourse and the syntax of the left periphery 229
- Index 251
