[Lingtyp] Remind-Me particles across languages

Jeanne Lecavelier des Etangs-Levallois lecavelierde at uni-potsdam.de
Mon Mar 31 09:59:59 UTC 2025


Dear all,

  I am currently looking at Remind-Me particles (particles which express 
that the speaker is asking for an information they used to know but forgot, 
like English "again" in "What's your name again?") across languages. 
Specifically, I am interested in Remind-Me particles (i) which have another 
(canonical) meaning when used in other contexts, and (ii) whose 
other/canonical meaning is not "again".

For instance, French Remind-Me particle is "déjà" ("already"): "Comment tu 
t'appelles toi déjà ?" (literally "What's your name already?") is 
interpreted as "What's your name again? (I forgot)".

If you know of any such particle (which can have a Remind-Me use, and which 
does not mean "again") in your native language or the language(s) you're 
working on, please write to me :-)

Many thanks for your help!
Best,
Jeanne Lecavelier


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