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The characterization of exclamative clauses in Paduan
- Language
- Linguistic Society of America
- Volume 76, Number 1, March 2000
- pp. 123-132
- 10.1353/lan.2000.0147
- Article
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In this descriptive report we outline the structural pattern of exclamative clauses in Paduan. Because of the close similarity between exclamative and interrogative clauses in this language, we begin by developing a number of tests which allow us to distinguish these two clause types. We then present the range of exclamative structures. A variety of factors interact to mark a clause as an exclamative, yielding a quite complex array of facts. We view this work as the basis for future study in the syntax and semantics of exclamatives.