The German additive particle 'noch': Testing the role of topic situations
The particle 'noch' (‘still’) can have an additive reading similar to 'auch' (‘also’). We argue that both particles indicate that a previously partially answered QUD is re-opened to add a further answer. The particles differ in that the QUD, in the case of 'auch', can b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/1275 |
| Summary: | The particle 'noch' (‘still’) can have an additive reading similar to 'auch' (‘also’). We argue that both particles indicate that a previously partially answered QUD is re-opened to add a further answer. The particles differ in that the QUD, in the case of 'auch', can be re-opened with respect to the same topic situation, whereas 'noch' indicates that the QUD is re-opened with respect to a new topic situation. This account predicts a difference in the accommodation behavior of the two particles. We present an experiment whose results are in line with this prediction. |
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| ISSN: | 2397-1835 |