The Dutch particle wel as a denial of a negation

摘要

In this paper, I argue that all uses of the Dutch particle wel share a core meaning, namely that they mark a denial of a previous negation. To substantiate this claim, I will analyze the different uses in an LDRT model (Geurts & Maier 2003). Spenader and Maier (2009) show that this model allows denial and contrast to be analyzed in similar terms, which makes it very suitable for the purpose of this paper.