| Title |
Juk and gi, and “particles” in contemporary Lithuanian: Explaining language-particular elements in a cross-linguistic context |
| Authors |
Panov, Vladimir |
| DOI |
10.15388/Kalbotyra.2019.3 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Kalbotyra.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2019, t. 72, p. 58-86.. ISSN 1392-1517. eISSN 2029-8315 |
| Keywords [eng] |
discours particles ; uncontroversial information marking ; shared knowledge ; common ground ; illocutionary force ; Lithuanian ; German ; comparative concepts |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this paper, I propose to take a fresh look at the elements traditionally termed “particles” in descriptions of Lithuanian. I establish criteria that would allow one to come up with a meaningful classification of such elements, and argue for the descriptive language-particular category of “sentence particles”. I then turn to the syntax and functions of juk and gi, two prominent elements of this category. In order to understand their functions better, I invoke cross-linguistic comparison. I demonstrate that the ideas expressed in the literature on the German particles doch and ja can also be applied to Lithuanian. All four particles exhibit a common meaning component, which I describe as framing the proposition as uncontroversial, but also significant differences. Finally, I provide a brief overview of similar categories in some neighboring and genealogically related languages, and introduce the general methodological and areal-typological dimension of the phenomenon. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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