Carl Eric Simmul
List of John Benjamins publications for which Carl Eric Simmul plays a role.
Articles
2024 From certainty to uncertainty: The pragmaticalisation of the Estonian epistemic particles vist ‘perhaps, probably’ and kindlasti ‘definitely, certainly’ (Inter)subjectivity across registers of Estonian: Special issue of the Journal of Uralic Linguistics 3:2 (2024), Metslang, Helle, Tiit Hennoste and Külli Habicht (eds.), pp. 232–264 | Article
In this article, we examine diachronically the use of two central and frequent epistemic particles, vist ‘perhaps, probably’ and kindlasti ‘definitely, certainly’, in written texts in Estonian from the 16th century to the present day. Currently, these particles convey various degrees of the… read more
2024 Downtoners and intensifiers in different registers: The case of Estonian (Inter)subjectivity across registers of Estonian: Special issue of the Journal of Uralic Linguistics 3:2 (2024), Metslang, Helle, Tiit Hennoste and Külli Habicht (eds.), pp. 158–185 | Article
The article analyzes the frequency of downtoners and intensifiers in seven Estonian registers based on data from the Estonian Pragmatics Corpus. These particles are most common in instant messaging, followed by institutional interaction, everyday conversation, online comments, printed fiction,… read more
2024 (Inter)subjectivity in Estonian registers (Inter)subjectivity across registers of Estonian: Special issue of the Journal of Uralic Linguistics 3:2 (2024), Metslang, Helle, Tiit Hennoste and Külli Habicht (eds.), pp. 119–157 | Introduction
This issue focuses on a little-studied aspect of (inter)subjectivity (S/ IS) in language: the expression of S/ IS in different registers. In the introduction, we overview the background and approach, describe the central registers in connection with using S/ IS devices, and correlate the choice… read more