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The characterization of exclamative clauses in Paduan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2026

Raffaella Zanuttini and
Paul Portner
Raffaella Zanuttini*
Affiliation:
Georgetown University
Paul Portner*
Affiliation:
Georgetown University
*
[zanuttir@gusun.georgetown.edu]
Portner/Zanuttini, Linguistics Dept., Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057 [portneph@gusun.georgetown.edu]
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Abstract

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.

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Language , Volume 76 , Issue 1 , March 2000, pp. 123 - 132
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Copyright © 2000 Linguistic Society of America

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