From matrix clause to discourse marker: the grammaticalization of Hauptsache

This paper has a double purpose. On the one hand, it intends to prove the existence of a discourse marker (DM) Hauptsache. This element preserves the core conceptual meaning of the homonymous noun, but differs from it with regard to its morphosyntactic and semantic features as well as to its discour...

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Main Author: Ferran Robles Sabater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2021-07-01
Series:Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/rdlyla/article/view/14161