Epistemic mag revisited: Assessing the (ir)relevance of propositions

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  • Katja Politt

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-39
Number of pages10
JournalStudia Germanica Gedanensia
Volume49
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2024

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This paper investigates the epistemic use of the German modal mag. Recent studies have suggested that it might be developing into a concessive marker, possibly losing its epistemic component of assessing the factuality of a proposition. Using a corpus‑based analysis of its context features, this paper argues that mag still retains some of its epistemic characteristics and is functionally close to markers of irrelevance.

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  • Linguistics and Literature
  • Linguistics and Literature
  • German studies

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Epistemic mag revisited: Assessing the (ir)relevance of propositions. / Politt, Katja.
In: Studia Germanica Gedanensia, Vol. 49, 27.03.2024, p. 29-39.

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Politt K. Epistemic mag revisited: Assessing the (ir)relevance of propositions. Studia Germanica Gedanensia. 2024 Mar 27;49:29-39. doi: 10.26881/sgg.2023.49.02
Politt, Katja. / Epistemic mag revisited: Assessing the (ir)relevance of propositions. In: Studia Germanica Gedanensia. 2024 ; Vol. 49. pp. 29-39.
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