English focus particles

English has the additive particles too, which follows the phrase it adds, Mary is well too, and also, which precedes it. Neither is the coordinator and, as Mitrović and Sauerland point out, while in Haspelmath's account an additive particle of either kind is one source of a coordinator.

Main definitions

• English.FocusParticles.too, English.FocusParticles.also: the additive particles.

References

• [Has07]
• [MS16a]

def English.FocusParticles.too : AdditiveParticle

too 'also', after the phrase it adds.

Equations

• English.FocusParticles.too = { morph := Morphology.Morph.free "too", gloss := "too" }

def English.FocusParticles.also : AdditiveParticle

also, before the phrase it adds.

Equations

• English.FocusParticles.also = { morph := Morphology.Morph.free "also", gloss := "also" }