Modal Particles in Italian
This study investigates the properties of a set of Italian adverbs (among others: pure ‘also', solo ‘only', un po'‘a bit') that, in specific contexts of use, modify the speech acts in which they appear. On the one hand, these elements specify the way in which a speech act should be interpreted with...
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Language Science Press
2023
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