106 Focus particle ‘also’
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 106.
Summary
This feature is about the position of a particle that corresponds to the English also or too. The focus particle indicates that its referent is added to a previously mentioned set of referents. The effect of such particles is to focus on a certain constituent, normally a noun phrase or adverbial phrase. (Focus on verbs involves additional complexity and is disregarded in this feature.) For example: John and Lea came to my party; Mary too came. Here Mary is the focused element.
Authors
Martin Haspelmath, Susanne Maria Michaelis and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
| excl | shrd | all | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Before the focused element | 1 | 9 | 10 |
 | After the focused element | 39 | 29 | 68 |
 | Non-adjacent preceding | 0 | 5 | 5 |
 | Non-adjacent following | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Representation: | 74 | |||
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
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| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
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