The evidential and doxastic dimensions of the Basque particle bide

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Belgian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2015-12-30 DOI:10.1075/BJL.29.02KOR

Kepa Korta, L. Zubeldia

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Abstract

Two kinds of meanings are usually associated to the Basque particle bide.1 On the one hand, it has been taken to point to the indirect nature of the speaker’s evidence for the truth of the proposition put forward. According to this view, it would be a sort of inferential particle. On the other hand, bide has been associated to the expression of a certain degree of belief or certainty on the truth of the proposition. This double dimension of bide resembles various aspects of the meaning and use of another Basque particle – omen. The morpho-syntactic behaviour of these two particles is practically identical, and their semantics and pragmatics invite a close comparison. Thus, starting from our conclusions regarding omen, we explore the similarities and differences between both particles. We find two main differences. First, bide encodes a doxastic dimension that is absent from the semantic meaning of omen. And, second, bide can be taken to be an illocutionary force indicator that does not contribute to the proposition expressed, while omen does contribute to the truth-conditions of the utterance.

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巴斯克粒子的证据和理论尺寸隐藏

与巴斯克语助词“bide”有关的意思通常有两种一方面，它被用来指出说话人对所提命题的真实性所作的证据的间接性质。根据这种观点，它将是一种推理粒子。另一方面，隐藏与对命题的真实性的某种程度的信念或确定性的表达有关。bide的这种双重维度类似于另一个巴斯克语词omen的含义和用法的各个方面。这两个词的形态句法行为几乎是相同的，它们的语义和语用也需要密切的比较。因此，从我们关于omen的结论开始，我们将探讨这两种粒子之间的异同。我们发现两个主要区别。首先，“暗号”编码了一个不祥的维度，而这个维度在“预兆”的语义意义中是不存在的。其次，预兆可以被视为一种言外之力指示，它对所表达的命题没有贡献，而预兆确实有助于话语的真实条件。

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Belgian Journal of Linguistics Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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期刊介绍： The Belgian Journal of Linguistics is the annual publication of the Linguistic Society of Belgium and includes selected contributions from the international meetings organized by the LSB. Its volumes are topical and address a wide range of subjects in different fields of linguistics and neighboring disciplines (e.g. translation, poetics, political discourse). The BJL transcends its local basis, not only through the international orientation of its active advisory board, but also by inviting international scholars, both to act as guest editors and to contribute original papers. Articles go through an external and discriminating review process with due attention to ensuring the maintenance of the journal"s high-quality content.