A New Interpretation of the Vedic Particle aṅgá

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_11729
dc.title	A New Interpretation of the Vedic Particle aṅgá
dc.contributor.author	Coenen Pascal
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/bhasha/2023/1/a-new-interpretation-of-the-vedic-particle-anga/
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this article is to provide a unified account for all attestations of the particle aṅgá in the Rigveda. Based on its distribution in different clause types, I argue that previous analyses of this particle, which treat it as a focus particle or a marker of the speaker’s attitude or certainty are incorrect. Instead, I propose that the particle is used to indicate shared (lack of) knowledge between speaker and addressee. This proposal is based on the observation that when the particle occurs in questions these are not information-seeking. By adducing typological parallels, I argue that this function accounts for its presence in other clause types as well. Moreover, I will attempt to show that while aṅgá has an intersubjective function it is not to be regarded as an evidential or a marker of epistemic authority or epistemic modality.
dc.relation.ispartof	Bhasha
dc.relation.ispartof	Vyākaraṇa and Its Many Espouses: Linguistics, Philology, Philosophy = Proceedings of a Thematic Panel from the 11th CBC Conference (Part 1)
dc.issued	2023-06-26
dc.dateAccepted	2022-03-27
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-01-12
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2785-5953
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/bhasha/2785-5953/2023/01/007
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Discourse Particles
dc.subject	Enimitives
dc.subject	Epistemic Authority
dc.subject	Evidentiality
dc.subject	Intersubjectivity
dc.subject	Modal Particles
dc.subject	Shared Knowledge

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A New Interpretation of the Vedic Particle aṅgá

Pascal Coenen Universität zu Köln, Deutschland

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The aim of this article is to provide a unified account for all attestations of the particle aṅgá in the Rigveda. Based on its distribution in different clause types, I argue that previous analyses of this particle, which treat it as a focus particle or a marker of the speaker’s attitude or certainty are incorrect. Instead, I propose that the particle is used to indicate shared (lack of) knowledge between speaker and addressee. This proposal is based on the observation that when the particle occurs in questions these are not information-seeking. By adducing typological parallels, I argue that this function accounts for its presence in other clause types as well. Moreover, I will attempt to show that while aṅgá has an intersubjective function it is not to be regarded as an evidential or a marker of epistemic authority or epistemic modality.

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26 Giugno 2023

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27 Marzo 2022

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12 Gennaio 2023

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Keywords: Epistemic Authority • Intersubjectivity • Enimitives • Discourse Particles • Evidentiality • Modal Particles • Shared Knowledge

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