Alors/donc/then at the right periphery: Seeking confirmation of an inference
(2016)
Journal Article
Beeching, K. (2016). Alors/donc/then at the right periphery: Seeking confirmation of an inference. Journal of Historical Pragmatics, 17(2), 208-230. https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.17.2.03bee
This paper compares the functions and development of right peripheral (RP) alors, donc and then in French and English. These items developed historically from temporal expressions, they express consequence and can serve, intersubjectively, as an appe... Read More about Alors/donc/then at the right periphery: Seeking confirmation of an inference.