Abstract
This paper proposes an analysis of contrastive wa in Japanese using continuations. In this paper wa is treated as a type-shifter, which "continuizes" the element attached to it. Semantically and pragmatically, wa does not do anything when it is used as a thematic wa. However, it gives a special focus semantic value when it is used as so-called contrastive wa: a set of sets of propositions. The proposed analysis can also handle multiple contrastive topics (CTs) and wa-phrases appearing in the designated topic position.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 405-413 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 33rd Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2019 - Hakodate, Japan Duration: 2019 Sept 13 → 2019 Sept 15 |
Conference
| Conference | 33rd Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Hakodate |
| Period | 19/9/13 → 19/9/15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)