On the Grammar of Optative Constructions
Patrick G. Grosz
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 193] 2012. xi, 346 pp.
Patrick G. Grosz
List of John Benjamins publications for which Patrick G. Grosz plays a role.
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Subjects Germanic linguistics | Pragmatics | Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Articles
2022 Chapter 9. Scalarity as a meaning atom in wohl -type particles Particles in German, English, and Beyond, Gergel, Remus, Ingo Reich and Augustin Speyer (eds.), pp. 243–268 | Chapter
German wohl ‘well’, Norwegian vel ‘well’ and French bien ‘well’ are all known to have a modal particle reading that roughly amounts to ‘surely, probably, I guess’ (see Zimmermann 2008; Fretheim 1991; Detges & Waltereit 2009). This paper addresses the question of how such a reading could have… read more
2014 Modal particles in rationale clauses and related constructions Modes of Modality: Modality, typology, and universal grammar, Leiss, Elisabeth and Werner Abraham (eds.), pp. 263–290 | Article
This paper discusses the connection between sentential modality (e.g. the modality introduced by a modal auxiliary such as may or must) and the force of an utterance. This connection is explored with a focus on the German particles ruhig/bloß/JA, which typically occur in modalized declaratives and… read more
2014 Agreement and verb types in Kutchi Gujarati The Lexicon–Syntax Interface: Perspectives from South Asian languages, Chandra, Pritha and Richa Srishti (eds.), pp. 217–244 | Article
This paper explores the φ-agreement system in Kutchi Gujarati, focusing on canonical transitive cases and on non-canonical cases involving psych predicates and modal auxiliaries. Based on the agreement pattern in the future perfect, we argue that φ-agreement in Kutchi Gujarati involves two… read more