Scalar Meanings of the Concessive (-to), the Contrastive Topic Marker (-nun) and -man 'only' in Korean (and Japanese)
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This paper investigates the systematic relatedness between the concessive –to (or mo)-marked polarity phenomenon and the high tone –nun (or wa)-marked Contrastive Topic phenomenon with respect to underlying concessivity and thereby derived scalarity. I also investigate the scalar features of the exhaustivity focus marker –man (or dake) in inherently scalar numeral, quantifier and predicate contexts. I further try to show a relation between polarity/negativity and implicature (suspension).
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