Introduction special issue: marking the truth: a cross-linguistic approach to verum

Introduction special issue: marking the truth: a cross-linguistic approach to verum

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This special issue focuses on the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of truth-marking.The names that have been used to refer to this phenomenon include, among others, counter-assertive focus, polar(ity) focus, verum focus, emphatic polarity or simply womens l/s tee verum.This terminological variety is suggestive of the wide range of ideas and conceptions that characterizes this research field.This collection aims ANTI-STRESS to get closer to the core of what truly constitutes verum.

We want to expand the empirical base and determine the common and diverging properties of truth-marking in the languages of the world.The objective is to set a theoretical and empirical baseline for future research on verum and related phenomena.