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ROA 825-0506

The interpretation of the Dutch particle -wel-

Lotte Hogeweg <l.hogeweg at let.ru.nl>

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Abstract:
In this article I address the issue of the interpretation
of the Dutch particle -wel-. Despite the great variation
in meaning, the interpretation of -wel- causes no problem
most of the time. The interpretation relies partly on the
stress on -wel-. However, when written language is involved,
a hierarchy in the interpretation of the word together with
two constraints determine the optimal interpretation within
a context. The different uses of wel vary in strength according
to the force of the negation they react on. The constraints
STRENGTH and FIT make us pick the right interpretation within
that hierarchy.

Comments: 
Keywords: particles, lexical semantics
Areas: Semantics
Type: Manuscript

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