So as a focus marker in German
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4753185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heike Wiese (0000-0002-6310-3045, University of Potsdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 991-1039 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ling.2011.028 |
| OpenAlex | W2035432183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper discusses a hitherto undescribed usage of the particle so as a dedicated focus marker in contemporary German. I discuss grammatical and pragmatic characteristics of this focus marker, supporting my account with natural linguistic data and with controlled experimental evidence showing that so has a significant influence on speakers' understanding of what the focus expression in a sentence is. Against this background, I sketch a possible pragmaticalization path from referential usages of so via hedging to a semantically bleached focus marker, which, unlike particles such as auch 'also'/'too' or nur 'only', does not contribute any additional meaning
Discourse marker · Expression (computer science) · Focus (optics) · German · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Physics · Sentence · Sketch · Computer Science · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |