ANALYSIS OF THE PARTICLE "SO" IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE
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The particle "so" occurs frequently in the spoken language and has different functions and meanings. For this reason, learners of German often have difficulty understanding the context of sentences containing the particle "so". This study aims to describe the function as well as the meaning of the particle "so" found in the data source, namely the novel Räuberhände by Finn-Ole Heinrich. Using a qualitative-descriptive approach, this study applies the theories of Engel (2004), Nübling (2009), and Helbig/Buscha (2001). The results show that 1) the functions of the particle "so" are different in the German language, namely: als, subjunctives, conjunctives, adverbs, degree particles and comparison particles. 2) The meaning of the particle "so" cannot be separated from the function of the particle "so" itself. The particle "so" is used as a subjunctive to indicate cause(s) and consequence(s). As a conjunct, the particle "so" is used to compare something or someone, just like the particle "so" as a comparative particle. As a particle of degree, the particle "so" is used to increase or decrease the value of an adjective. In addition, the particle "so" is used as an adverb for an event that has not yet happened, as well as to indicate a path, to describe a person, to describe a time and to describe something that is not certain. From a grammatical point of view, adding words to the particle "so" - such as "so that" and "so as" - affects the meaning of the sentence context. In addition, the particle "so" itself sometimes has no semantic meaning, but only serves as an adverb about something.
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