1st Edition

The Presupposition and Discourse Functions of the Japanese Particle Mo

By Sachiko Shudo Copyright 2002
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 2002. This volume is part of the 'Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics' series. This study focuses on the Japanese particle mo. The particle is probably best described as roughly equivalent to the English too or also, although the difference between the Japanese particle and the English counterparts will be soon revealed as an important part of this study. This study has two... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Background of mo; Chapter 3 The Mo-Presupposition; Chapter 4 The Discourse Meaning of mo; Chapter 5 The Mo-Presupposition and Contextual Satisfaction; Chapter 6 The Mo-Presupposition and Correlational Expectation; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Biography

Sachiko Shudo. Edited by Laurence Horn Yale University