The mirative and scalar meaning of even
The analysis I develop here draws on the concept of mirativity (DeLancey 1987) and on Kay’s (1990) insight into the scalar nature of even. I show that even calls for the reconstruction of an implicit scale, on which the element highlighted by this adverbial marker stands out as the most (or more) su...
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| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Anglophonia |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/1775 |