Open AccessBetween Time and Discourse A Syntactic Analysis of Italianpoi
Author(s) -
Federica Cognola,
Silvio Cruschina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annali di ca' foscari. serie occidentale
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2499-2232
pISSN - 2499-1562
DOI - 10.30687/annoc/2499-1562/2021/09/015
Subject(s) - adverb , sentence , linguistics , modal , perspective (graphical) , syntactic structure , discourse marker , computer science , element (criminal law) , function (biology) , syntax , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , philosophy , political science , chemistry , noun , evolutionary biology , polymer chemistry , law , biology
In this article the different functions of Italian poi are described and analysed from a cartographic perspective. We show that in addition to its use as a temporal adverb ( after , then ), poi can be used as a temporal or logical connective adverb, as a discourse marker and as a modal particle. These functions can be correlated with different positions in the clause and with differences in the internal structure of the element itself. Finally, we identify the syntactic environments and sentence types in which poi occurs in its function as a modal particle, as well as the special interpretations that are associated with its presence.