| Title: | Modalpartikeln und Emotionalität im interkulturellen Kontext |
| Author: | Thilo Herberholz |
| Publication: | Temeswarer Beiträge zur Germanistik, 8, p. 45 |
| p-ISSN: | 1453-7621 |
| Publisher: | Mirton Verlag |
| Place: | Temeswar |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Modal words and particles have several special features and related difficulties, unlike other function words, such as articles, prepositions and conjunctions, This is due to the fact that they have entered only recently into the focus of research, so that many issues could not be finally resolved. Even among linguists “there are still differences of opinion as to which words count as modal words, their specific power to distinguish the sub-classes they fall into and how they should be described. In what follows, modal particles are described in respect of terminology, and the different definitions given by various linguists and grammarians. In the second part, the modal particles are characterized and their importance and functions are shown. Modal particles and modal words are becoming more common and more important, especially in the spoken language. After a study of the issue, we can ascertained that these types of words have a rather marginal status in grammar and linguistics. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to find a common terminology for modal particles and modal words, although this is may not prove be an easy task. The gradual implementation of the concepts of modal particles and modal words and a clear-cut distinction between the two will benefit both the specialist reader and the layman. |
| Key words: | grammar, particles, modal particles, characteristics, functions, emotion, interculturalism |
| Language: | German |
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