Vortrag | Kolloquien | Linguistik

Research Colloquium: The diachrony of question particles

Time
Thursday, 8. July 2021
11:45 - 13:15

Location
online

Organizer
Department of Linguistics

Speaker:
George Walkden

An overview of the research findings of P9 of Questions at the Interfaces. The project has as its goal to investigate the pathways by which new question particles emerge diachronically. In particular: the work in progress on a typological study of polar question particle origins, including some of the challenges faced.