Table of Contents

1. Issues in discourse-oriented syntax (by Bayer, Josef); 2. The derivation and interpretation of left peripheral discourse particles (by Bayer, Josef); 3. On the interpretation of modal particles in non-assertive speech acts in German and Bellunese (by Hinterholzl, Roland); 4. Italian verb-based discourse particles in a comparative perspective (by Cardinaletti, Anna); 5. Italian adverbs and discourse particles: Between recategorization and ambiguity (by Manzini, Maria Rita); 6. Is particle a (unified) category? (by Roussou, Anna); 7. The particle how (by Gelderen, Elly van); 8. The cartography of yes and no in West Flemish (by Haegeman, Liliane); 9. On polarity particles in Italian varieties (by Garzonio, Jacopo); 10. Discourse and the syntax of the left periphery: Clitic Left Dislocation and Hanging Topic (by Giorgi, Alessandra); 11. Index