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dc.identifier	ECF_article_6385
dc.title	Between Time and Discourse. A Syntactic Analysis of Italian poi
dc.contributor.author	Cognola Federica
dc.contributor.author	Cruschina Silvio
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2021/55/between-time-and-discourse/
dc.description.abstract	In this article the different functions of Italian poi are described and analysed from a cartographic perspective. We show that in addition to its use as a temporal adverb (after, then), poi can be used as a temporal or logical connective adverb, as a discourse marker and as a modal particle. These functions can be correlated with different positions in the clause and with differences in the internal structure of the element itself. Finally, we identify the syntactic environments and sentence types in which poi occurs in its function as a modal particle, as well as the special interpretations that are associated with its presence.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 55 \| September 2021
dc.issued	2021-10-28
dc.dateAccepted	2021-09-07
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-07-31
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-1562
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/AnnOc/2499-1562/2021/09/015
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Connective
dc.subject	Connective
dc.subject	Discourse marker
dc.subject	Discourse marker
dc.subject	Modal particle
dc.subject	Modal particle
dc.subject	Polarity
dc.subject	Polarity
dc.subject	Topic
dc.subject	Topic
dc.subject	Verum focus
dc.subject	Verum focus

Research Article
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A Syntactic Analysis of Italian poi

Federica Cognola Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Silvio Cruschina University of Helsinki, Finland

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abstract

In this article the different functions of Italian poi are described and analysed from a cartographic perspective. We show that in addition to its use as a temporal adverb (after, then), poi can be used as a temporal or logical connective adverb, as a discourse marker and as a modal particle. These functions can be correlated with different positions in the clause and with differences in the internal structure of the element itself. Finally, we identify the syntactic environments and sentence types in which poi occurs in its function as a modal particle, as well as the special interpretations that are associated with its presence.

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Oct. 28, 2021

Accepted

Sept. 7, 2021

Submitted

July 31, 2021

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Keywords: Topic • Connective • Polarity • Discourse marker • Verum focus • Modal particle

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